BitlBee unspecified security bypass
| bitlbee-unspecified-security-bypass (44699) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
An unspecified vulnerability in BitlBee could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions and possibly hijack sessions to overwrite existing accounts.
Platforms Affected:
- Bitlbee, Bitlbee 0.71
- Bitlbee, Bitlbee 0.72
- Bitlbee, Bitlbee 0.73
- Bitlbee, Bitlbee 0.74
- Bitlbee, Bitlbee 0.74 A
- Bitlbee, Bitlbee 0.80
- Bitlbee, Bitlbee 0.81 A
- Bitlbee, Bitlbee 0.81
- Bitlbee, Bitlbee 0.82
- Bitlbee, Bitlbee 0.83
- Bitlbee, Bitlbee 0.84
- Bitlbee, Bitlbee 0.85
- Bitlbee, Bitlbee 0.85 A
- Bitlbee, Bitlbee 0.90
- Bitlbee, Bitlbee 0.90 A
- Bitlbee, Bitlbee 0.91
- Bitlbee, Bitlbee 0.92
- Bitlbee, Bitlbee 0.93 A
- Bitlbee, Bitlbee 0.93
- Bitlbee, Bitlbee 0.99
- Bitlbee, Bitlbee 1.0
- Bitlbee, Bitlbee 1.0.1
- Bitlbee, Bitlbee 1.0.2
- Bitlbee, Bitlbee 1.0.3
- Bitlbee, Bitlbee 1.0.4
- Bitlbee, Bitlbee 1.1 Dev
- Bitlbee, Bitlbee 1.1.1 Dev
- BitlBee, BitlBee 1.1.1
- BitlBee, BitlBee 1.2
- BitlBee, BitlBee 1.2.1
- Gentoo, Linux
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of BitlBee (1.2.2 or later), available from the BitlBee Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Bypass Security
References:
- BitlBee Web site, Download at http://bitlbee.org/main.php/download.html.
- BitlBee Web site, Change log, Version 1.2.2 (released 2008-08-26) hilights at http://bitlbee.org/main.php/changelog.html.
- BID-30858: BitlBee Unspecified Security Bypass Vulnerability
- CVE-2008-3920: Unspecified vulnerability in BitlBee before 1.2.2 allows remote attackers to recreate and hijack existing accounts via unspecified vectors.
- GLSA-200809-14: BitlBee: Security bypass
- SA31633: BitlBee Account Recreation Security Issue
Reported:
Aug 26, 2008
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