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Debian DSA-3853-1 Critical: Bitlbee DoS and Command Execution Risk

It was discovered that bitlbee, an IRC to other chat networks gateway, contained issues that allowed a remote attacker to cause a denial of service (via application crash), or potentially execute arbitrary commands. . - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-3853-1 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. https://www.debian.org/security/ Sebastien Delafond May 15, 2017 https://www.debian.org/security/faq - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : bitlbee CVE ID : CVE-2016-10188 CVE-2016-10189 It was discovered that bitlbee, an IRC to other chat networks gateway, contained issues that allowed a remote attacker to cause a denial of service (via application crash), or potentially execute arbitrary commands. For the stable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed in version 3.2.2-2+deb8u1. For the upcoming stable (stretch) and unstable (sid) distributions, these problems have been fixed in version 3.5-1. We recommend that you upgrade your bitlbee packages. Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://www.debian.org/security/ Mailing list: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . Enhance bitlbee on Debian to mitigate denial of service and arbitrary command execution vulnerabilities. Consult DSA-3853-1 for details.. bitlbee update, Denial Of Service, Debian security advisory. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Calendar 2 May 15, 2017 Critical Debian
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Gentoo: GLSA-202309-18 Normal: NexusServer Security Vulnerability

Multiple vulnerabilities in Bitlbee may allow to bypass security restrictions and hijack accounts.. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200809-14 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - https://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: Normal Title: BitlBee: Security bypass Date: September 23, 2008 Bugs: #236160 ID: 200809-14 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======= Multiple vulnerabilities in Bitlbee may allow to bypass security restrictions and hijack accounts. Background ========= BitlBee is an IRC to IM gateway that support multiple IM protocols. Affected packages ================ ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 net-im/bitlbee < 1.2.3 > = 1.2.3 Description ========== Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities were reported, including a NULL pointer dereference. Impact ===== A remote attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities to overwrite existing IM accounts. Workaround ========= There is no known workaround at this time. Resolution ========= All BitlBee users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose "> =net-im/bitlbee-1.2.3" References ========= [ 1 ] CVE-2008-3920 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-3920 [ 2 ] CVE-2008-3969 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-3969 Availability =========== This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200809-14 Concerns? ======== Security is aprimary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org/. License ====== Copyright 2008 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text belongs to its owner(s). The contents of this document are licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/ . Weaknesses in BitlBee on Gentoo permit evasion of protections, enabling account takeovers. Immediate updates advised to maintain security.. BitlBee Security, Gentoo GLSA, Account Hijacking, Security Update, Security Bypass. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

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