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2.4 KiB
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65 lines
2.4 KiB
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd">
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<glsa id="201701-10">
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<title>libotr, Pidgin OTR: Remote execution of arbitrary code</title>
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<synopsis>Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in libotr and Pidgin OTR,
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allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
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</synopsis>
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<product type="ebuild">libotr, pidgin-otr</product>
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<announced>January 02, 2017</announced>
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<revised>January 02, 2017: 1</revised>
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<bug>576914</bug>
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<bug>576916</bug>
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<access>remote</access>
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<affected>
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<package name="net-libs/libotr" auto="yes" arch="*">
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<unaffected range="ge">4.1.1</unaffected>
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<vulnerable range="lt">4.1.1</vulnerable>
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</package>
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<package name="x11-plugins/pidgin-otr" auto="yes" arch="*">
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<unaffected range="ge">4.0.2</unaffected>
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<vulnerable range="lt">4.0.2</vulnerable>
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</package>
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</affected>
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<background>
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<p>Pidgin Off-the-Record (OTR) messaging allows you to have private
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conversations over instant messaging. libotr is a portable off-the-record
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messaging library.
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</p>
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</background>
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<description>
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<p>Multiple vulnerabilities exist in both libotr and Pidgin OTR. Please
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review the CVE identifiers for more information.
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</p>
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</description>
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<impact type="normal">
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<p>A remote attacker could send a specially crafted message, possibly
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resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the
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process, or cause a Denial of Service condition.
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</p>
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</impact>
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<workaround>
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<p>There is no known workaround at this time.</p>
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</workaround>
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<resolution>
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<p>All libotr users should upgrade to the latest version:</p>
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<code>
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# emerge --sync
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-libs/libotr-4.1.1"
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</code>
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<p>All Pidgin OTR users should upgrade to the latest version:</p>
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<code>
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# emerge --sync
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=x11-plugins/pidgin-otr-4.0.2"
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</code>
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</resolution>
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<references>
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<uri link="http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-8833">CVE-2015-8833</uri>
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<uri link="http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-2851">CVE-2016-2851</uri>
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</references>
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<metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Sun, 01 Jan 2017 11:51:33 +0000">b-man</metadata>
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<metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Mon, 02 Jan 2017 14:19:57 +0000">b-man</metadata>
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</glsa>
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