| Name | CVE-2017-5668 |
| 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. |
| 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 | 853282 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| bitlbee (PTS) | bullseye | 3.6-1.2 | fixed |
| 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 | wheezy | (not affected) | | | |
| bitlbee | source | jessie | (not affected) | | | |
| bitlbee | source | (unstable) | 3.5.1-1 | | | 853282 |
Notes
[jessie] - bitlbee <not-affected> (Incomplete fix for CVE-2016-10189 not applied)
[wheezy] - bitlbee <not-affected> (Incomplete fix for CVE-2016-10189 not applied)
https://bugs.bitlbee.org/ticket/1282
Fixed by: https://github.com/bitlbee/bitlbee/commit/30d598ce7cd3f136ee9d7097f39fa9818a272441 (3.5.1)
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/30/4
This CVE exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-10189