MGASA-2016-0125

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    MGASA-2016-0125

    Published: 25 Mar 2016Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2015-8833

    Summary: Updated pidgin-otr packages fix security vulnerability

    Details: The pidgin-otr plugin before 4.0.2 is vulnerable to a heap use after free error. The bug is triggered when a user tries to authenticate a buddy and happens in the function create_smp_dialog (CVE-2015-8833).

    References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2016-0125.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=17933, https://blog.fuzzing-project.org/39-Heap-use-after-free-in-Pidgin-OTR-plugin.html, http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/09/13

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: pidgin-otr

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

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -4.0.2-1.mga5

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High