DEBIAN-CVE-2017-5668

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-5668
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-5668.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-5668
Upstream
Published
2017-03-14T14:59:00Z
Modified
2025-09-19T06:17:29Z
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / bitlbee

Package

Name
bitlbee
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/bitlbee?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.5.1-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:12 / bitlbee

Package

Name
bitlbee
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/bitlbee?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.5.1-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:13 / bitlbee

Package

Name
bitlbee
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/bitlbee?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.5.1-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:14 / bitlbee

Package

Name
bitlbee
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/bitlbee?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.5.1-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}