CVE-2012-3461
The (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.
- EPSS
- 3.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 88% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
- CWE
- CWE-119
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- cypherpunks:libotr
References
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=684121
- http://lists.cypherpunks.ca/pipermail/otr-dev/2012-July/001347.html
- http://lists.cypherpunks.ca/pipermail/otr-dev/2012-July/001348.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-11/msg00016.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-11/msg00019.html