SB2019102929 - Improper Check for Dropped Privileges in www.bitlbee bitlbee
Published: October 29, 2019 Updated: August 8, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019102929
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)
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.