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CVE-2017-5668

CVE-2017-5668

EPSS 3.0%
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.
Affected products
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References
https://bugs.bitlbee.org/ticket/1282https://github.com/bitlbee/bitlbee/commit/30d598ce7cd3f136ee9d7097f39fa9818a272441http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/30/4http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/31/11http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95932