CVE-2017-5668: Null Pointer Dereference
First published: Tue Mar 14 2017(Updated: )
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.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Bitlbee Bitlbee | <=3.4.2 | |
| Bitlbee Bitlbee-libpurple | <=3.5 |
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Reference Links
- collector/nvd-index
- agent/severity
- agent/references
- agent/type
- vendor/bitlbee
- canonical/bitlbee bitlbee
- version/bitlbee bitlbee/3.4.2
- canonical/bitlbee bitlbee-libpurple
- version/bitlbee bitlbee-libpurple/3.5