CVE-2016-2851

Published Apr 7, 2016 CVSS 3.0 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 24.3% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3512-1 libotr security update
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2926-1 OTR vulnerability
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.18771}

epss

{'score': 0.23058}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 11:32 PM
Reserved
Mar 6, 2016, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Apr 7, 2016, 11:59 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:44 AM