VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2016-10188
Use-after-free vulnerability in bitlbee-libpurple before 3.5 allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code by causing a file transfer connection to expire.
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 2.94%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.94%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in bitlbee-libpurple before 3.5 allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code by causing a file transfer connection to expire.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.94% probability · 86th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-416
- Affected
- bitlbee/bitlbee
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3853
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/30/4Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/31/11Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95935
- https://bugs.bitlbee.org/ticket/1281Issue Tracking, Patch, VDB Entry
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3853
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/30/4Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/31/11Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95935
- https://bugs.bitlbee.org/ticket/1281Issue Tracking, Patch, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.