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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.131281
Category:Mageia Linux Local Security Checks
Title:Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2016-0117)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'libotr' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2016-0117 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'libotr' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2016-0117 advisory.

Vulnerability 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).

Affected Software/OS:
'libotr' package(s) on Mageia 5.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
7.5

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-2851
BugTraq ID: 84285
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84285
Bugtraq: 20160309 Advisory X41-2016-001: Memory Corruption Vulnerability in "libotr" (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537745/100/0/threaded
Debian Security Information: DSA-3512 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3512
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39550/
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Mar/21
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-10
https://www.x41-dsec.de/lab/advisories/x41-2016-001-libotr/
https://lists.cypherpunks.ca/pipermail/otr-users/2016-March/002581.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2016:0708 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00021.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2016:0732 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00030.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2926-1
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