[ GLSA 200809-14 ] BitlBee: Security bypass

[GLSA]

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory

Title: BitlBee: Security bypass (GLSA 200809-14)
Severity: normal
Exploitable: remote
Date: September 23, 2008
Bug(s): #236160
ID: 200809-14

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities in Bitlbee may allow to bypass security restrictions and hijack accounts.

Background

BitlBee is an IRC to IM gateway that support multiple IM protocols.

Affected Packages

Package: net-im/bitlbee
Vulnerable: < 1.2.3
Unaffected: >= 1.2.3
Architectures: All supported architectures


Description

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities were reported, including a NULL pointer dereference.

Impact

A remote attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities to overwrite existing IM accounts.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All BitlBee users should upgrade to the latest version: