CVE-2017-5668 is a critical denial-of-service vulnerability affecting bitlbee-libpurple versions prior to 3.5.1, stemming from an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-10189. A remote attacker can trigger a NULL pointer dereference and crash, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution, by sending a file transfer request to a non-existent contact. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), this vulnerability requires no user interaction and has a low attack complexity, posing a significant risk to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion, and it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 3.4.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:bitlbee:bitlbee:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 3.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:bitlbee:bitlbee-libpurple:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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