{"cve":"CVE-2015-8833","nvd":{"published":"2016-04-12T01:59:27.207","modified":"2026-06-17T00:35:20.053","status":"Modified","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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.0","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":9.8},"cwes":[],"references":["http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00095.html","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-03/msg00109.html","http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3528","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/09/13","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/09/8"],"products":["cypherpunks:pidgin-otr"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:37:48.328043465+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2015-8833","score":0.07032,"percentile":0.94186,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}