SUSE-SU-2016:0707-1

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    SUSE-SU-2016:0707-1

    Published: 9 Mar 2016Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2016-2851
    Aliases:
    CVE-2016-2851

    Summary: Security update for libotr

    Details: This update for libotr fixes the following issue: - Apply 'libotr-CVE-2016-2851.patch' to fix integer overflows that used to occur on 64-bit architectures when receiving 4GB messages. This flaw could potentially have been exploited by an attacker to remotely execute arbitrary code on the user's machine * (CVE-2016-2851, bsc#969785)

    References: https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2016/suse-su-20160707-1/, https://bugzilla.suse.com/969785, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-2851

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: libotr

    Purl: pkg:rpm/suse/libotr&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -4.0.0-9.1

    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
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