CVEvulnerability
CVE-2015-8833
9.8 CRITICAL
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2016-04-12
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
- 9.8 CRITICAL — CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 10.0 HIGH — AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Description
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.
Affected configurations
• cypherpunks pidgin-otr (<= 4.0.1)
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00095.html lists.opensuse.org
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-03/msg00109.html lists.opensuse.org
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3528 www.debian.org
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/09/13 www.openwall.com
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/09/8 www.openwall.com
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84295 www.securityfocus.com
- https://blog.fuzzing-project.org/39-Heap-use-after-free-in-Pidgin-OTR-plugin-CVE-2015-8833.html blog.fuzzing-project.org
- https://bugs.otr.im/issues/128 bugs.otr.im
- https://bugs.otr.im/issues/88 bugs.otr.im
- https://bugs.otr.im/projects/pidgin-otr/repository/revisions/aaf551b9dd5cbba8c4abaa3d4dc7ead860efef94 bugs.otr.im
- https://lists.cypherpunks.ca/pipermail/otr-users/2016-March/002582.html lists.cypherpunks.ca
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-10 security.gentoo.org
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00095.html lists.opensuse.org
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-03/msg00109.html lists.opensuse.org
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3528 www.debian.org
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/09/13 www.openwall.com
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/09/8 www.openwall.com
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84295 www.securityfocus.com
- https://blog.fuzzing-project.org/39-Heap-use-after-free-in-Pidgin-OTR-plugin-CVE-2015-8833.html blog.fuzzing-project.org
- https://bugs.otr.im/issues/128 bugs.otr.im
- https://bugs.otr.im/issues/88 bugs.otr.im
- https://bugs.otr.im/projects/pidgin-otr/repository/revisions/aaf551b9dd5cbba8c4abaa3d4dc7ead860efef94 bugs.otr.im
- https://lists.cypherpunks.ca/pipermail/otr-users/2016-March/002582.html lists.cypherpunks.ca
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-10 security.gentoo.org