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CVE-2016-2851in critical feed1 exploit

Integer overflow in proto.c in libotr before 4.1.1 on 64-bit platforms allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corrupt…

Published 10 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
9.8
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
24.3%
percentile 98%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Integer overflow in proto.c in libotr before 4.1.1 on 64-bit platforms allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or execute arbitrary code via a series of large OTR messages, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

24.28% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-39550 libotr 4.1.0 - Memory Corruption · dos · 2016-03-10

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.09.8CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD2.07.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

  • ubuntu.com /usn/USN-2926-1 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /archive/1/537745/100/0/threaded · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2016/dsa-3512 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
  • security.gentoo.org /glsa/201701-10 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred
  • exploit-db.com /exploits/39550/ · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/84285 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • seclists.org /fulldisclosure/2016/Mar/21 · mailing-list, x_refsource_FULLDISC, x_transferred
  • x41-dsec.de /lab/advisories/x41-2016-001-libotr/ · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • lists.opensuse.org /opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00021.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, x_transferred
  • lists.cypherpunks.ca /pipermail/otr-users/2016-March/002581.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • lists.opensuse.org /opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00030.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, x_transferred

Sources

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