Vulnerabilities > CVE-2015-8833 - Unspecified vulnerability in Cypherpunks Pidgin-Otr

047910
CVSS 9.8 - CRITICAL
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
HIGH
Integrity impact
HIGH
Availability impact
HIGH
network
low complexity
cypherpunks
critical
nessus

Summary

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.

Nessus

  • NASL familySuSE Local Security Checks
    NASL idOPENSUSE-2016-397.NASL
    descriptionThis update to pidgin-otr 4.0.2 fixes the following issue : - CVE-2015-8833: use-after-free issue during SMP (boo#970498) It also contains new and updated translations.
    last seen2020-06-05
    modified2016-03-25
    plugin id90172
    published2016-03-25
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2016-2020 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/90172
    titleopenSUSE Security Update : pidgin-otr (openSUSE-2016-397)
    code
    #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
    # extracted from openSUSE Security Update openSUSE-2016-397.
    #
    # The text description of this plugin is (C) SUSE LLC.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(90172);
      script_version("2.4");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2020/06/04");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2015-8833");
    
      script_name(english:"openSUSE Security Update : pidgin-otr (openSUSE-2016-397)");
      script_summary(english:"Check for the openSUSE-2016-397 patch");
    
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"synopsis", 
        value:"The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"description", 
        value:
    "This update to pidgin-otr 4.0.2 fixes the following issue :
    
      - CVE-2015-8833: use-after-free issue during SMP
        (boo#970498)
    
    It also contains new and updated translations."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=970498"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"solution", 
        value:"Update the affected pidgin-otr packages."
      );
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
      script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:pidgin-otr");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:pidgin-otr-debuginfo");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:pidgin-otr-debugsource");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:13.2");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:42.1");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2016/03/24");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2016/03/25");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2016-2020 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
      script_family(english:"SuSE Local Security Checks");
    
      script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
      script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/SuSE/release", "Host/SuSE/rpm-list", "Host/cpu");
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    
    include("audit.inc");
    include("global_settings.inc");
    include("rpm.inc");
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
    release = get_kb_item("Host/SuSE/release");
    if (isnull(release) || release =~ "^(SLED|SLES)") audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "openSUSE");
    if (release !~ "^(SUSE13\.2|SUSE42\.1)$") audit(AUDIT_OS_RELEASE_NOT, "openSUSE", "13.2 / 42.1", release);
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/SuSE/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
    
    ourarch = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
    if (!ourarch) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
    if (ourarch !~ "^(i586|i686|x86_64)$") audit(AUDIT_ARCH_NOT, "i586 / i686 / x86_64", ourarch);
    
    flag = 0;
    
    if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE13.2", reference:"pidgin-otr-4.0.2-7.8.1") ) flag++;
    if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE13.2", reference:"pidgin-otr-debuginfo-4.0.2-7.8.1") ) flag++;
    if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE13.2", reference:"pidgin-otr-debugsource-4.0.2-7.8.1") ) flag++;
    if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE42.1", reference:"pidgin-otr-4.0.2-7.1") ) flag++;
    if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE42.1", reference:"pidgin-otr-debuginfo-4.0.2-7.1") ) flag++;
    if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE42.1", reference:"pidgin-otr-debugsource-4.0.2-7.1") ) flag++;
    
    if (flag)
    {
      if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
      else security_hole(0);
      exit(0);
    }
    else
    {
      tested = pkg_tests_get();
      if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
      else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "pidgin-otr / pidgin-otr-debuginfo / pidgin-otr-debugsource");
    }
    
  • NASL familyGentoo Local Security Checks
    NASL idGENTOO_GLSA-201701-10.NASL
    descriptionThe remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201701-10 (libotr, Pidgin OTR: Remote execution of arbitrary code) Multiple vulnerabilities exist in both libotr and Pidgin OTR. Please review the CVE identifiers for more information. Impact : A remote attacker could send a specially crafted message, possibly resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process, or cause a Denial of Service condition. Workaround : There is no known workaround at this time.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id96241
    published2017-01-03
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2017-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/96241
    titleGLSA-201701-10 : libotr, Pidgin OTR: Remote execution of arbitrary code
  • NASL familyDebian Local Security Checks
    NASL idDEBIAN_DSA-3528.NASL
    descriptionStefan Sperling discovered that pidgin-otr, a Pidgin plugin implementing Off-The-Record messaging, contained a use-after-free bug. This could be used by a malicious remote user to intentionally crash the application, thus causing a denial-of-service.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id90126
    published2016-03-24
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2016-2018 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/90126
    titleDebian DSA-3528-1 : pidgin-otr - security update
  • NASL familyFreeBSD Local Security Checks
    NASL idFREEBSD_PKG_77E0B631E6CF11E585BE14DAE9D210B8.NASL
    descriptionHanno Bock reports : The pidgin-otr plugin version 4.0.2 fixes a heap use after free error. The bug is triggered when a user tries to authenticate a buddy and happens in the function create_smp_dialog.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id89853
    published2016-03-11
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2016-2018 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/89853
    titleFreeBSD : pidgin-otr -- use after free (77e0b631-e6cf-11e5-85be-14dae9d210b8)
  • NASL familySuSE Local Security Checks
    NASL idSUSE_SU-2016-0912-1.NASL
    descriptionThis update for pidgin-otr fixes the following issues : - CVE-2015-8833: A heap based use-after-free issue was fixed in pidgin-otr that could lead to crashes or potential code execution. Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id90304
    published2016-04-01
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2016-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/90304
    titleSUSE SLED12 Security Update : pidgin-otr (SUSE-SU-2016:0912-1)