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.

CVSS v3.0 9.8 CRITICAL
CVSS v2.0 7.5 HIGH

9.8^/10

CVSS v3.0 : CRITICAL

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

7.5^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/bitlbee/bitlbee/commit/30d598ce7cd3f136ee9d7097f39fa9818a272441	Patch Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.bitlbee.org/ticket/1282	Issue Tracking Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/31/11	Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/30/4	Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95932

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:bitlbee:bitlbee::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:bitlbee:bitlbee-libpurple::::::::

Information

Published : 2017-03-14 07:59

Updated : 2017-03-15 18:59

NVD link : CVE-2017-5668

Mitre link : CVE-2017-5668

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-476

NULL Pointer Dereference

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Products Affected

bitlbee

bitlbee-libpurple
bitlbee

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