CVE-2017-5668
CRITICAL9.8EPSS 2.4%Published: 3/14/2017Modified: 4/28/2026
Also known as:DEBIAN-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.
Affected packages (1)
- Debian/bitlbeefrom 0, < 3.5.1-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |