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High
CVE-2016-10189
BitlBee before 3.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial...
Vulnerability Description
BitlBee before 3.5 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95931
- https://bugs.bitlbee.org/ticket/1282
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3853
- https://github.com/bitlbee/bitlbee/commit/701ab8129ba9ea64f569daedca9a8603abad740f
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/31/11
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/30/4
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Affected Vendor
bitlbee
View all reports →Affected Software
bitlbee, bitlbee-libpurple
Vulnerable Versions:
0
Timeline
Official Publish:
March 14th, 2017
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.