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Debian: CVE-2016-10188: bitlbee -- security update

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Debian: CVE-2016-10188: bitlbee -- security update

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
03/14/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
03/31/2017
Modified
03/02/2020

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.

Solution(s)

  • debian-upgrade-bitlbee

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