SUSE-SU-2016:0912-1

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    SUSE-SU-2016:0912-1

    Published: 30 Mar 2016Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2015-8833
    Aliases:
    CVE-2015-8833

    Summary: Security update for pidgin-otr

    Details: This update for pidgin-otr fixes the following issues: - CVE-2015-8833: A heap based use-after-free issue was fixed in pidgin-otr that could lead to crashes or potential code execution.

    References: https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2016/suse-su-20160912-1/, https://bugzilla.suse.com/970498, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8833

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: pidgin-otr

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

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -4.0.0-8.1

    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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