High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Mar 14, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2016-10189

Description

BitlBee before 3.5 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.

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Affected products

Bitlbee/Bitlbee2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:bitlbee:bitlbee:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:bitlbee:bitlbee:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=3.4.2
- (no CPE)range: <3.5
Bitlbee/Bitlbee Libpurple
cpe:2.3:a:bitlbee:bitlbee-libpurple:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=3.5

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/30/4nvdMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/31/11nvdMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
bugs.bitlbee.org/ticket/1282nvdIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
github.com/bitlbee/bitlbee/commit/701ab8129ba9ea64f569daedca9a8603abad740fnvdPatchThird Party Advisory
www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3853nvd
www.securityfocus.com/bid/95931nvd

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