CVE-2016-2851

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    CVE-2016-2851

    Published: 7 Apr 2016Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39550/, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00030.html, http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3512, http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537745/100/0/threaded, https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-10, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84285, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2926-1, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00021.html, https://www.x41-dsec.de/lab/advisories/x41-2016-001-libotr/, http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Mar/21, https://lists.cypherpunks.ca/pipermail/otr-users/2016-March/002581.html

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    Events:

    Introduced- None
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    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
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    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Integrity
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    Availability
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