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Mageia Linux Local Check: mgasa-2016-0117
Information
Severity
Severity
High
Family
Family
Mageia Linux Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
7.5
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
8 years ago
Modified
Modified
5 years ago
Summary
Mageia Linux Local Security Checks mgasa-2016-0117
Insight
Insight
A remote attacker may crash or execute arbitrary code in libotr before 4.1.1 by sending large OTR messages. While processing specially crafted messages, attacker controlled data on the heap is written out of bounds (CVE-2016-2851).
Solution
Solution
Update the affected packages to the latest available version.