BitlBee up to 1.2.1 resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in BitlBee and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code. The manipulation results in resource management. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2008-3969. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in BitlBee. Affected is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-399. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The bug was discovered 09/10/2008. The weakness was disclosed 09/10/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at redhat.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2008-3969 since 09/09/2008. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 34174 (Fedora 8 : bitlbee-1.2.3-1.fc8 (2008-7761)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 0.93 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 1 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (45132), Tenable (34174), SecurityFocus (BID 31342†), OSVDB (47809†) and Secunia (SA31690†). The entry VDB-43913 is pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.0

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 34174
Nessus Name: Fedora 8 : bitlbee-1.2.3-1.fc8 (2008-7761)
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OpenVAS ID: 61680
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: bitlbee
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: BitlBee 0.93

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09/07/2008 🔍
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09/10/2008 +1 days 🔍
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09/28/2008 +16 days 🔍
03/17/2015 +2361 days 🔍
08/17/2019 +1614 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: redhat.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2008-3969 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-3969
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-43992
X-Force: 45132
SecurityFocus: 31342 - BitlBee Unspecified Security Bypass Variant Vulnerability
Secunia: 31690
OSVDB: 47809 - BitlBee multiple unspecified security bypass
Vulnerability Center: 19608 - BitlBee Before 1.2.3 Vulnerability Allows Remote Attacker to Conduct Session Hijacking Attack, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 08/17/2019 17:01
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (71), 08/17/2019 17:01 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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