| Name | CVE-2008-3969 |
| Description | Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in BitlBee before 1.2.3 allow remote attackers to "overwrite" and "hijack" existing accounts via unknown vectors related to "inconsistent handling of the USTATUS_IDENTIFIED state." NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2008-3920. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 498159 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| bitlbee (PTS) | buster | 3.5.1-1.3 | fixed |
| bullseye | 3.6-1.2 | fixed |
| trixie, bookworm | 3.6-1.3 | fixed |
| sid | 3.6-1.4 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| bitlbee | source | etch | (not affected) | | | |
| bitlbee | source | (unstable) | 1.2.3-1 | | | 498159 |
Notes
[etch] - bitlbee <not-affected> (1.0.x not affected)