CVE-2017-5668
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 3% (pctl 87)
In your normal cycle
Critical by CVSS (9.8), but no sign of active exploitation.
Description
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 2.98% — more likely to be exploited than 87% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-476 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2017-03-14 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| bitlbee | bitlbee |
| bitlbee | bitlbee-libpurple |
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/30/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/31/11
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95932
- https://bugs.bitlbee.org/ticket/1282
- https://github.com/bitlbee/bitlbee/commit/30d598ce7cd3f136ee9d7097f39fa9818a272441
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/30/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/31/11
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95932
- https://bugs.bitlbee.org/ticket/1282
- https://github.com/bitlbee/bitlbee/commit/30d598ce7cd3f136ee9d7097f39fa9818a272441
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