id,summary,reporter,owner,description,type,status,priority,milestone,component,version,resolution,keywords,cc,irc_client,os,os_version 1282,Null pointer dereference with file transfer request from unknown contacts,dx,,"== Description == Receiving a file transfer request from a contact not in the contact list results in a null pointer dereference, leading to remote DoS by malicious remote clients. CVE-2016-10189 has been assigned for this first issue. Additionally, due to an incomplete fix of the issue above in BitlBee 3.5, the bitlbee-libpurple variant is still affected in 3.5. CVE-2017-5668 has been assigned for this second issue. == Impact == This results in denial of service (remote crash of the BitlBee instance). Remote code execution does not seem to be possible (fixed offset) For BitlBee servers configured in ForkDaemon mode (default) or inetd mode, the crash is limited to one user connection, who may just reconnect. CVSS for bitlbee 3.4.2 and lower: * Access Vector: Network * Access Complexity: Low * Authentication: None * Confidentiality Impact: None * Integrity Impact: None * Availability Impact: Partial * Exploitability: Functional Exploit Exists * Remediation Level: Official Fix * Report Confidence: Confirmed * Target Distribution: High * CVSS v2 score: 4.1 CVSS for bitlbee-libpurple 3.5: * Target Distribution: Medium * CVSS v2 score: 3.1 == Affected versions == bitlbee-libpurple 3.5 or older bitlbee (non-libpurple builds) 3.4.2 or older == Unaffected versions == bitlbee-libpurple 3.5.1 or newer bitlbee (non-libpurple builds) 3.5 or newer == Resolution == * Upgrade to 3.5.1 (released 2017-01-30) * For 3.5 see the attached [https://bugs.bitlbee.org/raw-attachment/ticket/1282/0001-Fix-null-pointer-dereference-on-ft-attempts-3.5.patch 0001-Fix-null-pointer-dereference-on-ft-attempts-3.5.patch] * For 3.4.2, 3.4.1 and 3.4 see the attached [https://bugs.bitlbee.org/raw-attachment/ticket/1282/0001-Fix-null-pointer-dereference-on-ft-attempts-3.4.x.patch 0001-Fix-null-pointer-dereference-on-ft-attempts-3.4.x.patch] * For 3.2.x and 3.2.x see the attached [https://bugs.bitlbee.org/raw-attachment/ticket/1282/0001-Fix-null-pointer-dereference-on-ft-attempts-3.0.x-3.2.x.patch 0001-Fix-null-pointer-dereference-on-ft-attempts-3.0.x-3.2.x.patch] == Discussion == The issue from 3.4.2 and older only affects the jabber protocol, which is the only non-purple protocol which implements file transfers. The issue that is still present in 3.5 affects any libpurple protocol that implements file transfers when used through BitlBee. It does not affect other libpurple-based clients such as pidgin. There's no visible effect of the issue other than the crash. == References == CVE-2016-10189: Incomplete fix commit included in 3.5: https://github.com/bitlbee/bitlbee/commit/701ab8129ba9ea64f569daedca9a8603abad740f CVE-2017-5668: Libpurple specific bugfix commit included in 3.5.1: https://github.com/bitlbee/bitlbee/commit/30d598ce7cd3f136ee9d7097f39fa9818a272441",defect,closed,normal,,Unspecified / other,Unspecified,fixed,,,Client-independent,Other,