9.8crit
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 execu…
Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
9.8
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
3.0%
percentile 87%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
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.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
2.98% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference
References
- bugs.bitlbee.org /ticket/1282 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- github.com /bitlbee/bitlbee/commit/30d598ce7cd3f136ee9d7097f39fa9818a272441 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- securityfocus.com /bid/95932 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
- openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2017/01/31/11 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
- openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2017/01/30/4 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2017-5668
- NVD: CVE-2017-5668
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