Fedora EPEL 5 update for bitlbee

1) Improper Check for Dropped Privileges

EUVDB-ID: #VU35141

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 8.1 [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]

CVE-ID: CVE-2012-1187

CWE-ID: CWE-273 - Improper Check for Dropped Privileges

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

Bitlbee does not drop extra group privileges correctly in unix.c

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

Fedora: 5

bitlbee: before 3.2-1.el5

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:bitlbee:*:*:*:*:*:fedora:*:*

External links

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2013-0400

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.