ID:3653 - Exploit for Heap-based buffer overflow in pidgin-otr - CVE-2016-2851

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Vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in Integer overflow in proto.c in libotr before 4.1.1 on 64-bit platforms. A remote attacker can use a series of large OTR messages to trigger heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Remediation