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CVE-2015-8833

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Date: April 8, 2016

Use-after-free vulnerability in the create_smp_dialog function in gtk-dialog.c in the Off-the-Record Messaging (OTR) pidgin-otr plugin before 4.0.2 for Pidgin allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors related to the "Authenticate buddy" menu item.

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Related Resources (16)

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-03/msg00109.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3528
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00095.html
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-10
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/09/13
https://bugs.otr.im/issues/128
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2015-8833
https://blog.fuzzing-project.org/39-Heap-use-after-free-in-Pidgin-OTR-plugin-CVE-2015-8833.html
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8833
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/09/8
https://bugs.otr.im/projects/pidgin-otr/repository/revisions/aaf551b9dd5cbba8c4abaa3d4dc7ead860efef94
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84295
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8833
https://lists.cypherpunks.ca/pipermail/otr-users/2016-March/002582.html
https://bugs.otr.im/issues/88
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2015-8833

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CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC): LOW
Privileges Required (PR): NONE
User Interaction (UI): NONE
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): HIGH
Integrity (I): HIGH
Availability (A): HIGH

CVSS v2

Base Score:
Access Vector (AV): NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC): LOW
Authentication (AU): NONE
Confidentiality (C): COMPLETE
Integrity (I): COMPLETE
Availability (A): COMPLETE
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