What is the severity of CVE-2012-1187?

CVE-2012-1187 is classified as a medium severity vulnerability.

How do I fix CVE-2012-1187?

To fix CVE-2012-1187, upgrade Bitlbee to version 3.6-1.4 or later.

What impact does CVE-2012-1187 have on affected systems?

CVE-2012-1187 allows local users to gain additional privileges when Bitlbee is running.

Which versions of Bitlbee are affected by CVE-2012-1187?

Bitlbee version 3.0.4 is affected by CVE-2012-1187.

Is CVE-2012-1187 present in the latest Debian package for Bitlbee?

No, the latest Debian package versions 3.6-1.2 and above do not include CVE-2012-1187.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2012-1187

critical

9.8

CWE

273

29/10/2019

6/8/2024

CVE-2012-1187

First published: Tue Oct 29 2019(Updated: )

Bitlbee does not drop extra group privileges correctly in unix.c

Credit: secalert@redhat.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Bitlbee Bitlbee	=3.0.4
debian/bitlbee		3.6-1.2 3.6-1.3 3.6-1.4

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-1187?
CVE-2012-1187 is classified as a medium severity vulnerability.
How do I fix CVE-2012-1187?
To fix CVE-2012-1187, upgrade Bitlbee to version 3.6-1.4 or later.
What impact does CVE-2012-1187 have on affected systems?
CVE-2012-1187 allows local users to gain additional privileges when Bitlbee is running.
Which versions of Bitlbee are affected by CVE-2012-1187?
Bitlbee version 3.0.4 is affected by CVE-2012-1187.
Is CVE-2012-1187 present in the latest Debian package for Bitlbee?
No, the latest Debian package versions 3.6-1.2 and above do not include CVE-2012-1187.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-1187?
CVE-2012-1187 is classified as a medium severity vulnerability.
How do I fix CVE-2012-1187?
To fix CVE-2012-1187, upgrade Bitlbee to version 3.6-1.4 or later.
What impact does CVE-2012-1187 have on affected systems?
CVE-2012-1187 allows local users to gain additional privileges when Bitlbee is running.
Which versions of Bitlbee are affected by CVE-2012-1187?
Bitlbee version 3.0.4 is affected by CVE-2012-1187.
Is CVE-2012-1187 present in the latest Debian package for Bitlbee?
No, the latest Debian package versions 3.6-1.2 and above do not include CVE-2012-1187.