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CVE-2016-2851 (GCVE-0-2016-2851)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-04-07 23:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 23:32

Summary

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.

Severity

9.8 (Critical)


                        
                          CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE

Assigner

mitre CNA under the mitre root

CNA scorecard E 29/100 over 2354 records in the last 180 days details

References

11 references

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https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39550/	exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
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Date Public

2016-03-09 00:00

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CNVD-2016-01679

Vulnerability from cnvd - Published: 2016-03-16

Title

libotr整数溢出漏洞

Description

libotr是加拿大软件开发者Ian Goldberg和OTR开发团队的一个加密即时消息传递库（Off-the-Record，OTR），它可在即时通讯上发起私密对话，并提供加密、认证等功能。 libotr中存在整数溢出漏洞。远程攻击者可通过发送特制的消息利用该漏洞造成拒绝服务（应用程序崩溃），或执行任意代码。

Severity

中

Patch Name

libotr整数溢出漏洞

Patch Description

Formal description

目前厂商已经发布了升级补丁以修复这个安全问题，请到厂商的主页下载： https://otr.cypherpunks.ca/

Reference

http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3512

Impacted products

Name
LIBoR LIBoR

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FKIE_CVE-2016-2851

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2016-04-07 23:59 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:44

Severity

9.8 (Critical) - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Summary

References

URL	Tags
cve@mitre.org	http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00021.html	Mailing List
cve@mitre.org	http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00030.html	Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.org	http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Mar/21	Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.org	http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3512	Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.org	http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537745/100/0/threaded	Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.org	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84285	Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.org	http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2926-1	Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.org	https://lists.cypherpunks.ca/pipermail/otr-users/2016-March/002581.html	Exploit
cve@mitre.org	https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-10	Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.org	https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39550/	Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.org	https://www.x41-dsec.de/lab/advisories/x41-2016-001-libotr/	Exploit
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00021.html	Mailing List
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00030.html	Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Mar/21	Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3512	Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537745/100/0/threaded	Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84285	Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2926-1	Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://lists.cypherpunks.ca/pipermail/otr-users/2016-March/002581.html	Exploit
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-10	Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39550/	Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://www.x41-dsec.de/lab/advisories/x41-2016-001-libotr/	Exploit

Impacted products

Vendor	Product	Version
debian	debian_linux	7.0
debian	debian_linux	8.0
opensuse	leap	42.1
opensuse	opensuse	13.2
cypherpunks	libotr	*

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GHSA-P3JG-FM9X-HC9C

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-14 02:08 – Updated: 2025-04-12 12:58

Details

Severity

9.8 (Critical)


                  
                    CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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GSD-2016-2851

Vulnerability from gsd - Updated: 2023-12-13 01:21

Details

Aliases

CVE-2016-2851

Aliases

CVE-2016-2851

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OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10546-1

Vulnerability from csaf_opensuse - Published: 2024-06-15 00:00 - Updated: 2026-09-20 20:01

Summary

libotr-devel-4.1.1-1.6 on GA media

Severity

Moderate

Scope

1 vulnerability in this advisory, including CVE-2016-2851.

CVE-2016-2851

9.8 (Critical)


                
                  CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Recommended: 12 products

Open the full advisory

SUSE-SU-2016:0706-1

Vulnerability from csaf_suse - Published: 2016-03-09 18:06 - Updated: 2026-09-20 12:11

Summary

Security update for libotr

Severity

Moderate

Scope

1 vulnerability in this advisory, including CVE-2016-2851.

CVE-2016-2851

9.8 (Critical)


                
                  CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Recommended: 20 products

Open the full advisory

SUSE-SU-2016:0707-1

Vulnerability from csaf_suse - Published: 2016-03-09 18:01 - Updated: 2026-09-20 12:11

Summary

Security update for libotr

Severity

Moderate

Scope

1 vulnerability in this advisory, including CVE-2016-2851.

CVE-2016-2851

9.8 (Critical)


                
                  CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Recommended: 26 products

Open the full advisory

UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2851 (CVE-2016-2851)

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu – Published: 2016-03-09 00:00 – Updated: 2026-04-22 07:37 – Source website

Details

Severity

9.8 (Critical)


                    
                      CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

N/A (UNKNOWN)


                    
                      medium

References

URL

Type

	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-2851	REPORT
	https://lists.cypherpunks.ca/pipermail/otr-users/…	REPORT
	https://www.x41-dsec.de/lab/advisories/x41-2016-0…	REPORT
	https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2926-1	ADVISORY
	https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-2851	REPORT

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  "affected": [
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "availability": "No subscription required",
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "libotr5",
            "binary_version": "4.0.0-2.2ubuntu1.1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libotr5-bin",
            "binary_version": "4.0.0-2.2ubuntu1.1"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:14.04:LTS",
        "name": "libotr",
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      },
      "ranges": [
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              "introduced": "0"
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            {
              "fixed": "4.0.0-2.2ubuntu1.1"
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          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
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  "aliases": [],
  "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.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2851",
  "modified": "2026-04-22T07:37:56Z",
  "published": "2016-03-09T00:00:00Z",
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    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-2851"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://lists.cypherpunks.ca/pipermail/otr-users/2016-March/002581.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://www.x41-dsec.de/lab/advisories/x41-2016-001-libotr/"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
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      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
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