Description
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.
Published: 2017-03-14
Score: 9.8 Critical
EPSS: 2.4% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
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Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-832-1 bitlbee security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-14745 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.
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Bitlbee Bitlbee Bitlbee-libpurple
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T15:11:47.379Z

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

Link: CVE-2017-5668

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-03-14T14:59:00.417

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

Link: CVE-2017-5668

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