Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Apr 7, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2016-2851
CVE-2016-2851
Description
Integer overflow in proto.c in libotr before 4.1.1 on 64-bit platforms allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or execute arbitrary code via a series of large OTR messages, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
Affected products
5cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
11- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Mar/21nvdExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.cypherpunks.ca/pipermail/otr-users/2016-March/002581.htmlnvdExploit
- www.x41-dsec.de/lab/advisories/x41-2016-001-libotr/nvdExploit
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00030.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3512nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537745/100/0/threadednvdThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/84285nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2926-1nvdThird Party Advisory
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-10nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39550/nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00021.htmlnvdMailing List
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