CRITICAL
Bitlbee does not drop extra group privileges correctly in unix.c
Published Oct 29, 2019
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.65%
Description
Bitlbee does not drop extra group privileges correctly in unix.c
Affected products
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- Version 3.0.4StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
9.8 CRITICAL NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.65% 0.01646
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01646
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.65% (0.01646) | 75.59th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.65% (0.01646) | 73.30th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.43% (0.00427) | 60.32th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.43% (0.00435) | 75.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.51% (0.00510) | 75.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.51% (0.00510) | 72.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 38.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 36.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 19.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (4)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-1187 x_refsource_MISCBroken Link
- https://bugs.bitlbee.org/ticket/852 x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-1187 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-1187 x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-1187 | x_refsource_MISCBroken Link | |
| https://bugs.bitlbee.org/ticket/852 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-1187 | x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-1187 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Oct 29, 2019
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Feb 14, 2012
Link CVE-2012-1187
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a