{"id":"USN-8977-1","summary":"bitlbee vulnerabilities","details":"It was discovered that BitlBee incorrectly handled file transfer\nconnections that expired when built with libpurple. A remote attacker could\npossibly use this issue to cause BitlBee to crash, resulting in a denial of\nservice, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-10188)\n\nIt was discovered that BitlBee incorrectly handled file transfer requests\nfor contacts that were not in the contact list. A remote attacker could\npossibly use this issue to cause BitlBee to crash, resulting in a denial of\nservice, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-10189)","modified":"2026-11-04T03:43:12.099512718Z","published":"2026-11-03T17:33:15Z","related":["UBUNTU-CVE-2016-10188","UBUNTU-CVE-2016-10189"],"upstream":["CVE-2016-10188","CVE-2016-10189","UBUNTU-CVE-2016-10188","UBUNTU-CVE-2016-10189"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8977-1"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-10188"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-10189"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"bitlbee","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/bitlbee?arch=source&distro=esm-apps-legacy%2Fxenial"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.4.2-0ubuntu1+esm1"}]}],"versions":["3.4.1-1","3.4.1-1build1","3.4.2-0ubuntu1"],"ecosystem_specific":{"availability":"Available with Ubuntu Pro with Legacy support add-on: https://ubuntu.com/pro","binaries":[{"binary_version":"3.4.2-0ubuntu1+esm1","binary_name":"bitlbee"},{"binary_name":"bitlbee-common","binary_version":"3.4.2-0ubuntu1+esm1"},{"binary_version":"3.4.2-0ubuntu1+esm1","binary_name":"bitlbee-libpurple"},{"binary_version":"3.4.2-0ubuntu1+esm1","binary_name":"bitlbee-plugin-otr"}]},"database_specific":{"cves_map":{"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS","cves":[{"id":"CVE-2016-10188","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"medium"}]},{"id":"CVE-2016-10189","severity":[{"score":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"medium"}]}]},"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-8977-1.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.9.2"}