CVE-2008-3969

N/A Unknown
Published: September 11, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in BitlBee before 1.2.3 allow remote attackers to "overwrite" and "hijack" existing accounts via unknown vectors related to "inconsistent handling of the USTATUS_IDENTIFIED state." NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2008-3920.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31690
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31991
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200809-14.xml
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.bitlbee.org/main.php/changelog.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Release Notes Vendor Advisory
http://www.bitlbee.org/main.php/news.r.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Release Notes Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/08/1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/09/11
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31342
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=461424
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45132
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00587.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31690
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31991
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200809-14.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.bitlbee.org/main.php/changelog.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Release Notes Vendor Advisory
http://www.bitlbee.org/main.php/news.r.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Release Notes Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/08/1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/09/11
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31342
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=461424
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45132
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00587.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory

22 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.8%
74th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

bitlbee fedoraproject