USN-8977-1

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USN-8977-1

Summary: bitlbee vulnerabilities

Details: It was discovered that BitlBee incorrectly handled file transfer connections that expired when built with libpurple. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause BitlBee to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-10188) It was discovered that BitlBee incorrectly handled file transfer requests for contacts that were not in the contact list. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause BitlBee to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-10189)

References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8977-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-10188, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-10189