CVE-2012-2369

Publication date 23 May 2012

Last updated 24 July 2024

Description

Format string vulnerability in the log_message_cb function in otr-plugin.c in the Off-the-Record Messaging (OTR) pidgin-otr plugin before 3.2.1 for Pidgin might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in data that generates a log message.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Show unmaintained releases

Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
pidgin-otr	12.04 LTS precise	Fixed 3.2.0-5ubuntu0.12.04.1
	11.10 oneiric	Fixed 3.2.0-5ubuntu0.11.14.1
	11.04 natty	Fixed 3.2.0-5ubuntu0.11.04.1
	10.04 LTS lucid	Fixed 3.2.0-5ubuntu0.10.04.1
	8.04 LTS hardy	Ignored end of life

Notes

sbeattie

should be mitigated by -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package	Patch details
pidgin-otr	Upstream: http://lists.cypherpunks.ca/pipermail/otr-announce/2012-May/000026.html

References

Other references

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-2369