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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…
Critical9.8EPSS 3.0%
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- mitre
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Critical9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.0% · top 13% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.8.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (5)
- https://bugs.bitlbee.org/ticket/1282 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://github.com/bitlbee/bitlbee/commit/30d598ce7cd3f136ee9d7097f39fa9818a272441 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 95932 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20170131 Re: CVE Request - Remote DoS vulnerabilities in BitlBee (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20170130 CVE Request - Remote DoS vulnerabilities in BitlBee (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
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