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CVE-2015-8833
Use-after-free vulnerability in the create_smp_dialog function in gtk-dialog.c in the Off-the-Record Messaging (OTR) pidgin-otr plugin…
Critical9.8EPSS 7.0%
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- Updated
- Reserved
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- 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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Critical9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 7.0% · top 5.8% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.8.
Weakness
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Affected products
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References (12)
- DSA-3528 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- SUSE-SU-2016:0912 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- [OTR-users] 20160309 New releases of libotr (4.1.1) and pidgin-otr (4.0.2) available (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- https://bugs.otr.im/projects/pidgin-otr/repository/revisions/aaf551b9dd5cbba8c4abaa3d4dc7ead860efef94 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://bugs.otr.im/issues/128 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://bugs.otr.im/issues/88 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://blog.fuzzing-project.org/39-Heap-use-after-free-in-Pidgin-OTR-plugin-CVE-2015-8833.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- GLSA-201701-10 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2016:0878 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20160309 Re: Heap use after free in Pidgin-OTR plugin (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 84295 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20160309 Heap use after free in Pidgin-OTR plugin (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
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