UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8833

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-8833
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2015/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8833.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8833
Related
Published
2016-04-12T01:59:00Z
Modified
2016-04-12T01:59:00Z
Severity
  • 9.8 (Critical) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

Use-after-free vulnerability in the createsmpdialog function in gtk-dialog.c in the Off-the-Record Messaging (OTR) pidgin-otr plugin before 4.0.2 for Pidgin allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors related to the "Authenticate buddy" menu item.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / pidgin-otr

Package

Name
pidgin-otr
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/pidgin-otr?arch=src?distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.0.2-1

Affected versions

4.*

4.0.1-1build1
4.0.1-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "4.0.2-1",
            "binary_name": "pidgin-otr"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.0.2-1",
            "binary_name": "pidgin-otr-dbgsym"
        }
    ]
}