CVE-2008-3920

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in BitlBee before 1.2.2 allows remote attackers to "recreate" and "hijack" existing accounts via unspecified vectors.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.45% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://bitlbee.org/main.php/changelog.html
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=460355
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30858 vdb entry
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200809-14.xml vendor advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00335.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31633 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00045.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31991 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31690 third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44699 vdb entry
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00692.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-3920?
CVE-2008-3920 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-3920?
To fix CVE-2008-3920, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-3920 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-3920 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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