Upstream information
Description
The (1) otrl_base64_otr_decode function in src/b64.c; (2) otrl_proto_data_read_flags and (3) otrl_proto_accept_data functions in src/proto.c; and (4) decode function in toolkit/parse.c in libotr before 3.2.1 allocates a zero-length buffer when decoding a base64 string, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a message with the value "?OTR:===.", which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.SUSE information
Overall state of this security issue: Resolved
This issue is currently rated as having moderate severity.
| National Vulnerability Database | |
|---|---|
| Base Score | 4.3 |
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | Medium |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
SUSE Security Advisories:
- SUSE-SU-2012:1578-1, published Tue Nov 27 16:09:07 MST 2012
- openSUSE-SU-2012:1525-1, published Fri Dec 8 15:48:58 2023
- openSUSE-SU-2013:0155-1, published Fri Dec 8 15:48:58 2023
List of released packages
| Product(s) | Fixed package version(s) | References |
|---|---|---|
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2 |
| Patchnames: sdksp2-libotr sledsp2-libotr |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 |
| Patchnames: SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 GA libotr-devel-3.2.0-10.3.1 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP2 |
| Patchnames: sdksp2-libotr slessp2-libotr |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 |
| Patchnames: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 GA libotr2-3.2.0-10.3.1 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 |
| Patchnames: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 GA libotr2-3.2.0-10.3.1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 GA libotr-devel-3.2.0-10.3.1 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP2 |
| Patchnames: sdksp2-libotr |
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Please note that this evaluation state might be work in progress, incomplete or outdated.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 past their end of life and not receiving proactive updates anymore. | ||
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1 | libotr | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2 | libotr | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 | libotr | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP4 | libotr | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11 SP3 | libotr | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 | libotr | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 LTSS | libotr | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1-LTSS | libotr | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 | libotr | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 LTSS | libotr | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2-LTSS | libotr | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 | libotr | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3-LTSS | libotr | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 | libotr | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSS | libotr | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP1 | libotr | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP2 | libotr | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP3 | libotr | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 | libotr | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Business All-in-One 11 SP1 | libotr | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP1 | libotr | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP2 | libotr | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3 | libotr | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 | libotr | Affected |
SUSE Timeline for this CVE
CVE page created: Fri Jun 28 08:50:26 2013CVE page last modified: Thu Jul 25 12:16:08 2024