CVE-2017-5668

Published Mar 14, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 3.0% KEV · Not listed
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.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
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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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 3:11 PM
Reserved
Jan 31, 2017, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 14, 2017, 2:59 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:21 AM