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 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.

• CWE-476

• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/30/4Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/31/11Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95932
• https://bugs.bitlbee.org/ticket/1282Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/bitlbee/bitlbee/commit/30d598ce7cd3f136ee9d7097f39fa9818a272441Patch, Third Party Advisory
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/30/4Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/31/11Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95932
• https://bugs.bitlbee.org/ticket/1282Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/bitlbee/bitlbee/commit/30d598ce7cd3f136ee9d7097f39fa9818a272441Patch, Third Party Advisory

Published

Mar 14, 2017

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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