SB2013022002 - Fedora EPEL 5 update for bitlbee
Published: February 20, 2013 Updated: April 24, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2013022002
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 security vulnerability.
1) Improper Check for Dropped Privileges (CVE-ID: CVE-2012-1187)
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.