CRITICAL
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
Published Mar 14, 2017
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.94%
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.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
9.8 CRITICAL NVD
CVSS:3.0/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
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.
2.94% 0.02943
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02943
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 (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.94% (0.02943) | 86.65th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.94% (0.02943) | 85.30th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.95% (0.00949) | 74.27th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.10% (0.02098) | 73.41th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.95% (0.00949) | 74.75th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.70% (0.00700) | 80.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.70% (0.00700) | 79.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.70% (0.00700) | 77.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.46% (0.02464) | 81.64th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.46% (0.02464) | 79.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.46% (0.02464) | 58.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (5)
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3853 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/30/4 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/31/11 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95935 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://bugs.bitlbee.org/ticket/1281 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchVDB Entry
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3853 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/30/4 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/31/11 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95935 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://bugs.bitlbee.org/ticket/1281 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchVDB Entry |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Mar 14, 2017
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Jan 31, 2017
Link CVE-2016-10188
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a