CVE catalog
CVE-2015-8833
pidgin-otr: CVE-2015-8833
- Severity
- Critical · CVSS 9.8
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 7.03% · Oct 27, 2026
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.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | pidgin-otr | sid | 4.0.2-6 | fixed |
| Debian | pidgin-otr | trixie | 4.0.2-6 | fixed |
| Debian | pidgin-otr | bookworm | 4.0.2-3 | fixed |
| Suse | pidgin-otr | linux enterprise desktop 12 | 4.0.0-8.1 | fixed |
| Suse | pidgin-otr | linux enterprise desktop 12 sp1 | 4.0.0-8.1 | fixed |
| Suse | pidgin-otr | linux enterprise workstation extension 12 | 4.0.0-8.1 | fixed |
| Suse | pidgin-otr | linux enterprise workstation extension 12 sp1 | 4.0.0-8.1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | pidgin-otr | source | sid | 4.0.2-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | pidgin-otr | source | trixie | 4.0.2-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | pidgin-otr | source | bookworm | 4.0.2-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Suse | pidgin-otr | rpm | linux enterprise desktop 12 | 4.0.0-8.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2016:0912-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | pidgin-otr | rpm | linux enterprise desktop 12 sp1 | 4.0.0-8.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2016:0912-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | pidgin-otr | rpm | linux enterprise workstation extension 12 | 4.0.0-8.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2016:0912-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | pidgin-otr | rpm | linux enterprise workstation extension 12 sp1 | 4.0.0-8.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2016:0912-1 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [pidgin-otr]Fixed
Details (2)
4.0.2-3· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
4.0.2-1dsa · pidgin-otr · debian · bookworm; dsa · pidgin-otr · debian · 12
4.0.2-3· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
4.0.2-1dsa · pidgin-otr · debian · bookworm; dsa · pidgin-otr · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [pidgin-otr]Fixed
Details (2)
4.0.2-6· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
4.0.2-1dsa · pidgin-otr · debian · 13
4.0.2-6· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
4.0.2-1dsa · pidgin-otr · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/suse-su-2016_0912-1.json]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8833]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DSA-3528-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2016:0912-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8833]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8833]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2015/cve-2015-8833.json]
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