Upstream information

CVE-2015-8833 at MITRE

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in the create_smp_dialog 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.

SUSE information

Overall state of this security issue: Resolved

This issue is currently rated as having important severity.

CVSS v2 Scores
  National Vulnerability Database SUSE
Base Score 10 7.5
Vector AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network Network
Access Complexity Low Low
Authentication None None
Confidentiality Impact Complete Partial
Integrity Impact Complete Partial
Availability Impact Complete Partial
SUSE Bugzilla entry: 970498 [RESOLVED / FIXED]

SUSE Security Advisories:

List of released packages

Product(s) Fixed package version(s) References
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1
  • pidgin-otr >= 4.0.0-8.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP1-2016-523
SUSE-SLE-WE-12-SP1-2016-523
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2
  • pidgin-otr >= 4.0.0-11.6
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2 GA pidgin-otr-4.0.0-11.6
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP2 GA pidgin-otr-4.0.0-11.6
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3
  • pidgin-plugin-otr >= 4.0.2-1.29
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3 GA pidgin-plugin-otr-4.0.2-1.29
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP3 GA pidgin-plugin-otr-4.0.2-1.29
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4
  • pidgin-plugin-otr >= 4.0.2-1.29
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4 GA pidgin-plugin-otr-4.0.2-1.29
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP4 GA pidgin-plugin-otr-4.0.2-1.29
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12
  • pidgin-otr >= 4.0.0-8.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-2016-523
SUSE-SLE-WE-12-2016-523
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP1
  • pidgin-plugin-otr >= 4.0.2-1.61
  • pidgin-plugin-otr-lang >= 4.0.2-1.61
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP1 GA pidgin-plugin-otr-4.0.2-1.61
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP2
  • pidgin-plugin-otr >= 4.0.2-1.61
  • pidgin-plugin-otr-lang >= 4.0.2-1.61
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP2 GA pidgin-plugin-otr-4.0.2-1.61
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP3
  • pidgin-plugin-otr >= 4.0.2-1.61
  • pidgin-plugin-otr-lang >= 4.0.2-1.61
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP3 GA pidgin-plugin-otr-4.0.2-1.61
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP4
  • pidgin-plugin-otr >= 4.0.2-1.61
  • pidgin-plugin-otr-lang >= 4.0.2-1.61
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP4 GA pidgin-plugin-otr-4.0.2-1.61
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15
  • pidgin-plugin-otr >= 4.0.2-1.61
  • pidgin-plugin-otr-lang >= 4.0.2-1.61
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 GA pidgin-plugin-otr-4.0.2-1.61
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP1
  • pidgin-otr >= 4.0.0-8.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-WE-12-SP1-2016-523
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP2
  • pidgin-otr >= 4.0.0-11.6
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP2 GA pidgin-otr-4.0.0-11.6
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP3
  • pidgin-plugin-otr >= 4.0.2-1.29
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP3 GA pidgin-plugin-otr-4.0.2-1.29
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP4
  • pidgin-plugin-otr >= 4.0.2-1.29
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP4 GA pidgin-plugin-otr-4.0.2-1.29
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP5
  • pidgin-plugin-otr >= 4.0.2-1.29
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP5 GA pidgin-plugin-otr-4.0.2-1.29
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12
  • pidgin-otr >= 4.0.0-8.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-WE-12-2016-523
openSUSE Tumbleweed
  • pidgin-otr >= 4.0.2-1.5
  • pidgin-plugin-otr >= 4.0.2-3.18
  • pidgin-plugin-otr-lang >= 4.0.2-3.18
 Patchnames:
openSUSE-Tumbleweed-2024-10258
openSUSE-Tumbleweed-2024-11173

Status of this issue by product and package

Please note that this evaluation state might be work in progress, incomplete or outdated. Also information for service packs in the LTSS phase is only included for issues meeting the LTSS criteria. If in doubt, feel free to contact us for clarification. The updates are grouped by state of their lifecycle. SUSE product lifecycles are documented on the lifecycle page.

Product(s) Source package State
Products under general support and receiving all security fixes.
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 pidgin-otr Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 pidgin-otr Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP5 pidgin-otr Already fixed
Products past their end of life and not receiving proactive updates anymore.
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2 pidgin-otr Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 pidgin-otr Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP4 pidgin-otr Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 pidgin-otr Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1 pidgin-otr Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3 pidgin-otr Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4 pidgin-otr Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 pidgin-otr Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 pidgin-otr Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 pidgin-otr Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 pidgin-otr Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 pidgin-otr Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1 pidgin-otr Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 pidgin-otr Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4 pidgin-otr Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 pidgin-otr Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP1 pidgin-otr Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP3 pidgin-otr Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP4 pidgin-otr Already fixed

SUSE Timeline for this CVE

CVE page created: Thu Mar 10 00:45:51 2016
CVE page last modified: Tue Sep 3 18:32:22 2024