CVE-2012-3461

NameCVE-2012-3461
DescriptionThe (1) otrl_base64_otr_decode function in src/b64.c; (2) otrl_proto_data_read_flags and (3) otrl_proto_accept_data functions in src/proto.c; and (4) decode function in toolkit/parse.c in libotr before 3.2.1 allocates a zero-length buffer when decoding a base64 string, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a message with the value "?OTR:===.", which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDSA-2526-1
Debian Bugs684121

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
libotr (PTS)buster4.1.1-3fixed
bullseye4.1.1-4fixed
trixie, bookworm4.1.1-5fixed
sid4.1.1-5.1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
libotrsourcesqueeze3.2.0-2+squeeze1DSA-2526-1
libotrsource(unstable)3.2.1-1medium684121

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