Debian DSA-3528-1: Critical Pidgin-Otr DoS Flaw Details
debian
March 23, 2016
Stefan Sperling discovered that pidgin-otr, a Pidgin plugin implementing Off-The-Record messaging, contained a use-after-free bug
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Summary
For the stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in
version 4.0.1-1+deb8u1.
For the testing (stretch) and unstable (sid) distributions, this
problem has been fixed in version 4.0.2-1.
We recommend that you upgrade your pidgin-otr packages.
Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/
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Package: pidgin-otr
CVE ID: CVE-2015-8833
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