Name: CVE-2017-5668: NULL Pointer Dereference
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2017-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2017-5668, CWE-476, CVSS 9.8, EPSS 0.02443

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.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.0 Base Score: 9.8
CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Debian	—	Upgrade bitlbee	Jul 30, 2024	Mar 14, 2017
Ubuntu	—	No solution exists	Jun 26, 2025	Mar 14, 2017

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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