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CVE-2008-3969

This CVE name corresponds to:

Entered	Topic
2008-09-26	bitlbee -- account recreation security issues

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CVE-2008-3969 at cve.mitre.org

Details

Type	Candidate
Name	CVE-2008-3969
Phase	Assigned(20080909)

Description

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in BitlBee before 1.2.3 allow remote attackers to "overwrite" and "hijack" existing accounts via unknown vectors related to "inconsistent handling of the USTATUS_IDENTIFIED state." NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2008-3920.

References

Source	Reference
MLIST	[oss-security] 20080908 Re: CVE request for bitlbee
MLIST	[oss-security] 20080909 Re: CVE request for bitlbee
CONFIRM	http://www.bitlbee.org/main.php/changelog.html
CONFIRM	http://www.bitlbee.org/main.php/news.r.html
CONFIRM	https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=461424
FEDORA	FEDORA-2008-7761
GENTOO	GLSA-200809-14
BID	31342
SECUNIA	31991
SECUNIA	31690
XF	bitlbee-multiple-unspecified-security-bypass(45132)