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FreeBSD : bitlbee -- account recreation security issues (24ec781b-8c11-11dd-9923-0016d325a0ed)

high Nessus Plugin ID 34301

Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Secunia reports :

Some security issues have been reported in BitlBee, which can be exploited by malicious people to bypass certain security restrictions and hijack accounts.

The security issues are caused due to unspecified errors, which can be exploited to overwrite existing accounts.

Solution

Update the affected package.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?4c927785

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 34301

File Name: freebsd_pkg_24ec781b8c1111dd99230016d325a0ed.nasl

Version: 1.17

Type: local

Published: 9/28/2008

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:bitlbee, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Patch Publication Date: 9/26/2008

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/27/2008

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-3920, CVE-2008-3969

CWE: 264, 399

Secunia: 31633