Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 11, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2008-3969
CVE-2008-3969
Description
Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in BitlBee before 1.2.3 allow remote attackers to "overwrite" and "hijack" existing accounts via unknown vectors related to "inconsistent handling of the USTATUS_IDENTIFIED state." NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2008-3920.
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Affected products
3- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
11- secunia.com/advisories/31690nvdThird Party Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/31991nvdThird Party Advisory
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200809-14.xmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.bitlbee.org/main.php/changelog.htmlnvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- www.bitlbee.org/main.php/news.r.htmlnvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/08/1nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/09/11nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/31342nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45132nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00587.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
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