VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2017-5668

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.

CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 2.98%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.98%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

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: 2.98% probability · 87th percentile
Public exploits: None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-476
Affected: bitlbee/bitlbee · bitlbee/bitlbee-libpurple
Source: cve@mitre.org

EPSS trend

EPSS 3.0% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

References

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/95932
https://bugs.bitlbee.org/ticket/1282Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/bitlbee/bitlbee/commit/30d598ce7cd3f136ee9d7097f39fa9818a272441Patch, Third Party Advisory
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/95932
https://bugs.bitlbee.org/ticket/1282Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/bitlbee/bitlbee/commit/30d598ce7cd3f136ee9d7097f39fa9818a272441Patch, Third Party Advisory

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.