CVE-2016-10188

9.8 CRITICAL

Published: March 14, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026

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.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3853

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/30/4

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/31/11

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95935

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://bugs.bitlbee.org/ticket/1281

Source: cve@mitre.org

Issue Tracking Patch VDB Entry

http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3853