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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.4.2016.0706.1
Category:SuSE Local Security Checks
Title:SUSE: Security Advisory (SUSE-SU-2016:0706-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'libotr' package(s) announced via the SUSE-SU-2016:0706-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'libotr' package(s) announced via the SUSE-SU-2016:0706-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
This update for libotr fixes the following issues:

- Apply 'libotr-CVE-2016-2851.patch' to fix integer overflows that
used to occur on 64-bit architectures when receiving 4GB messages.
This flaw could potentially have been exploited by an attacker to
remotely execute arbitrary code on the user's machine.
(CVE-2016-2851, bsc#969785)

Affected Software/OS:
'libotr' package(s) on SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11-SP4, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11-SP4.

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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