CVE-2017-5668

bitlbee-libpurple before 3.5.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a file transfer request for a contact that is not in the contact list. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-10189.

Score

CVSS 3.0 9.8 Critical

Status

Modified - cve@mitre.org

Published

2017-03-14

Last modified

2024-08-05

Weaknesses

CWE-476

Affected products

• Bitlbee (Bitlbee)
• Bitlbee-libpurple (Bitlbee)

References

• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/30/4
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/31/11
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95932
• https://bugs.bitlbee.org/ticket/1282
• https://github.com/bitlbee/bitlbee/commit/30d598ce7cd3f136ee9d7097f39fa9818a272441