Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : libotr (MDVSA-2012:131)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 61980

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Synopsis

The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

A vulnerability was found and corrected in libotr :

Just Ferguson discovered that libotr, an off-the-record (OTR) messaging library, can be forced to perform zero-length allocations for heap buffers that are used in base64 decoding routines. An attacker can exploit this flaw by sending crafted messages to an application that is using libotr to perform denial of service attacks or potentially execute arbitrary code (CVE-2012-3461).

The updated packages have been patched to correct this issue.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 61980

File Name: mandriva_MDVSA-2012-131.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Family: Mandriva Local Security Checks

Published: 9/6/2012

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64otr-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64otr2, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libotr-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libotr-utils, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libotr2, cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2011

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/Mandrake/release, Host/Mandrake/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/13/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-3461

BID: 54907

MDVSA: 2012:131

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