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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd">
+<glsa id="201309-07">
+ <title>libotr: Arbitrary code execution</title>
+ <synopsis>A buffer overflow vulnerability in libotr could allow a remote
+ attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a Denial of Service condition.
+ </synopsis>
+ <product type="ebuild">libotr</product>
+ <announced>2013-09-15</announced>
+ <revised count="1">2013-09-15</revised>
+ <bug>430486</bug>
+ <access>remote</access>
+ <affected>
+ <package name="net-libs/libotr" auto="yes" arch="*">
+ <unaffected range="ge">3.2.1</unaffected>
+ <vulnerable range="lt">3.2.1</vulnerable>
+ </package>
+ </affected>
+ <background>
+ <p>libotr is a portable off-the-record messaging library.</p>
+ </background>
+ <description>
+ <p>Multiple heap-based buffer overflows are present in the Base64 decoder
+ of libotr.
+ </p>
+ </description>
+ <impact type="high">
+ <p>A remote attacker could send a specially crafted OTR message, resulting
+ in arbitrary code execution with the privileges of the process or a
+ Denial of Service condition.
+ </p>
+ </impact>
+ <workaround>
+ <p>There is no known workaround at this time.</p>
+ </workaround>
+ <resolution>
+ <p>All libotr users should upgrade to the latest version:</p>
+
+ <code>
+ # emerge --sync
+ # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose "&gt;=net-libs/libotr-3.2.1"
+ </code>
+
+ </resolution>
+ <references>
+ <uri link="https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-3461">CVE-2012-3461</uri>
+ </references>
+ <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2013-09-11T14:50:36Z">
+ creffett
+ </metadata>
+ <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2013-09-15T04:34:43Z">
+ creffett
+ </metadata>
+</glsa>