bitlbee-libpurple before 3.5.1 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. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-10189.
A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit.
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bitlbee | Bitlbee | * | 3.4.2 (including) |
| Bitlbee-libpurple | Bitlbee | * | 3.5 (including) |
| Bitlbee | Ubuntu | esm-apps/xenial | * |
| Bitlbee | Ubuntu | precise | * |
| Bitlbee | Ubuntu | trusty | * |
| Bitlbee | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Bitlbee | Ubuntu | xenial | * |
| Bitlbee | Ubuntu | yakkety | * |