{
    "id": "CVE-2017-5668",
    "published": "2017-03-14 14:59:00",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-17 01:21:00",
    "cvss_score": "9.8",
    "cvss_severity": "CRITICAL",
    "cvss_version": "3.0",
    "cvss_vector": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
    "cwe": "CWE-476",
    "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.",
    "epss_score": "0.02983",
    "epss_percentile": "0.86936",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 0,
    "updated_at": "2026-10-11 18:17:16",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 3,
        "label": "In your normal cycle",
        "why": "Critical by CVSS (9.8), but no sign of active exploitation."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "bitlbee",
            "product": "bitlbee"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "bitlbee",
            "product": "bitlbee-libpurple"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [],
    "refs_list": [
        "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"
    ]
}