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CVE-2017-5668

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Date: March 14, 2017

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.

Language: C

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Related Resources (9)

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-5668
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95932
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2017-5668
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/30/4
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/31/11
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5668
https://bugs.bitlbee.org/ticket/1282
https://github.com/bitlbee/bitlbee/commit/30d598ce7cd3f136ee9d7097f39fa9818a272441
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2017-5668

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Weakness Type (CWE)

NULL Pointer Dereference

CWE-476

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CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC): LOW
Privileges Required (PR): NONE
User Interaction (UI): NONE
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): HIGH
Integrity (I): HIGH
Availability (A): HIGH

CVSS v2

Base Score:
Access Vector (AV): NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC): LOW
Authentication (AU): NONE
Confidentiality (C): PARTIAL
Integrity (I): PARTIAL
Availability (A): PARTIAL
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