CVE-2016-10188 Use after free in n/a
Remote servers can trigger a use-after-free in Bitlbee, causing a crash or potentially executing arbitrary code via expired file transfers.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2016-10188?
CVE-2016-10188 is a critical use after free vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Mar 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-416
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-10188?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Bitlbee Bitlbee.
How do I fix CVE-2016-10188?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2016-10188 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-10188 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
- CVE-2012-1187 Privilege escalation in Bitlbee
- CVE-2017-5668 Null dereference in n/a
- CVE-2016-10189 Null dereference in n/a
- CVE-2008-3920 Unspecified vulnerability in BitlBee before 1.2.2 allows remote attackers to "recreate" and "hijack" existing accounts via unspecified vectors.
- CVE-2008-3969 Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in BitlBee before 1.2.3 allow remote attackers to "overwrite" and "hijack" existing accounts via unknow
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2016-10188, GHSA-5m6p-94pg-48mf, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-10188.