Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : libotr (MDVSA-2013:097)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 66109

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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 lib64otr-devel, lib64otr2 and / or libotr-utils packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 66109

File Name: mandriva_MDVSA-2013-097.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Family: Mandriva Local Security Checks

Published: 4/20/2013

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: cpe:/o:mandriva:business_server:1, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64otr2, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libotr-utils, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64otr-devel

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: 4/10/2013

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-3461

BID: 54907

MDVSA: 2013:097

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