MGASA-2016-0117

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    MGASA-2016-0117

    Published: 25 Mar 2016Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2016-2851

    Summary: Updated libotr packages fix security vulnerability

    Details: A remote attacker may crash or execute arbitrary code in libotr before 4.1.1 by sending large OTR messages. While processing specially crafted messages, attacker controlled data on the heap is written out of bounds (CVE-2016-2851).

    References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2016-0117.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=17927, https://www.x41-dsec.de/lab/advisories/x41-2016-001-libotr/

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: libotr

    Purl: pkg:rpm/mageia/libotr?arch=source&distro=mageia-5

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -4.1.1-1.mga5

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
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    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Scope
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    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
    None
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    Availability
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