CVE-2016-10188
bitlbee - security update
9.8
CRITICAL
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.5%
Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in bitlbee-libpurple before 3.5 allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code by causing a file transfer connection to expire.
How to fix CVE-2016-10188
To remediate CVE-2016-10188, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/bitlbee—upgrade to 3.5-1 or later
- —upgrade to 3.0.5-1.2+deb7u1 or later
- —upgrade to 3.2.2-2+deb8u1 or later
Is CVE-2016-10188 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 1.5%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (3)
- from 0, < 3.5-1
- from 0, < 3.0.5-1.2+deb7u1
- from 0, < 3.2.2-2+deb8u1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |