SB2013022001 - Fedora EPEL 6 update for bitlbee
Published: February 20, 2013 Updated: April 24, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2013022001
CSH Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Improper Check for Dropped Privileges (CVE-ID: CVE-2012-1187)
CWE-ID: CWE-273 - Improper Check for Dropped Privileges
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
Bitlbee does not drop extra group privileges correctly in unix.c
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.