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Mandriva Update for libotr MDVSA-2012:131 (libotr)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
The remote host is missing an update for the 'libotr' package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.
Insight
Insight
A vulnerability was found and corrected in libotr: Just Ferguson discovered that libotr, an off-the-record (OTR) messaging library, can be forced to perform zero-length allocations for heap buffers that are used in base64 decoding routines. An attacker can exploit this flaw by sending crafted messages to an application that is using libotr to perform denial of service attacks or potentially execute arbitrary code (CVE-2012-3461). The updated packages have been patched to correct this issue.
Affected Software
Affected Software
libotr on Mandriva Linux 2011.0
Solution
Solution
Please Install the Updated Packages.