PT-2017-7795
CVE-2016-10189
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Published
2017-03-14
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Updated
2017-11-04
Description by
CVSS 3.1
7.5
HighMetricsAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
BitlBee versions prior to 3.5
Description
The issue allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, resulting in a NULL pointer dereference and crash, and possibly execute arbitrary code. This can be achieved via a file transfer request for a contact that is not in the contact list.
Recommendations
For versions prior to 3.5, update to version 3.5 or later to resolve the issue.
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