Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in the create_smp_dialog function in gtk-dialog.c in the Off-the-Record Messaging (OTR) pidgin-otr plugin before 4.0.2 for Pidgin allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors related to the "Authenticate buddy" menu item.
Published: 2016-04-08
Score: 9.8 Critical
EPSS: 16.5% Moderate
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3528-1 pidgin-otr security update
History

Mon, 14 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.13327}

epss

{'score': 0.15965}


Subscriptions

Cypherpunks Pidgin-otr
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T08:29:22.056Z

Reserved: 2016-03-09T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-8833

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-04-12T01:59:27.207

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2015-8833

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Weaknesses