CVE-2016-10188 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in bitlbee-libpurple before 3.5 allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code by causing a file transfer connection to expire.

Published: 2017-03-14

Score: 9.8 Critical

EPSS: 1.2% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:bitlbee:bitlbee:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DLA	DLA-832-1	bitlbee security update
Debian DSA	DSA-3853-1	bitlbee security update
EUVD	EUVD-2016-1375	Use-after-free vulnerability in bitlbee-libpurple before 3.5 allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code by causing a file transfer connection to expire.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01199.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3853
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/95935
https://bugs.bitlbee.org/ticket/1281

History

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Bitlbee Bitlbee

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-03-14T14:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T03:14:42.315Z

Reserved: 2017-01-31T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-10188

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-03-14T14:59:00.340

Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Link: CVE-2016-10188

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-416

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