CVE-2016-10189

Description

BitlBee before 3.5 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.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 3.40% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory bitlbee.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95931 vdb entry
https://bugs.bitlbee.org/ticket/1282 patch vendor advisory issue tracking
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3853 vendor advisory
https://github.com/bitlbee/bitlbee/commit/701ab8129ba9ea64f569daedca9a8603abad740f third party advisory patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/31/11 patch mailing list third party advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/30/4 patch mailing list third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-10189?
CVE-2016-10189 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-10189?
To fix CVE-2016-10189, 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-2016-10189 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-10189 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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