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Debian LTS Advisory ([SECURITY] [DLA 832-1] bitlbee security update)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
Various security issues were discovered in bitlbee. CVE-2017-5668 Fix for incomplete fix for 'Null pointer dereference with file transfer request from unknown contacts'. (Though this package wasn't in Wheezy with this issue, I mention it here. The fix was done with the second patch for CVE-2016-10189) CVE-2016-10189 Null pointer dereference with file transfer request from unknown contacts. CVE-2016-10188 deactivate any incoming file transfer for bitlbee This affects any libpurple protocol when used through BitlBee. It does not affect other libpurple-based clients such as pidgin.
Affected Software
Affected Software
bitlbee on Debian Linux
Detection Method
Detection Method
This check tests the installed software version using the apt package manager.
Solution
Solution
For Debian 7 'Wheezy', these problems have been fixed in version 3.0.5-1.2+deb7u1. We recommend that you upgrade your bitlbee packages.