5.0
MEDIUM
CVE-2008-3969
BitlBee Multiple Authentication Bypass and Overwrite Vulnerabilities
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 11, 2008, 1:13 a.m.

Last Modified :

July 14, 2020, 8:28 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2008-3969 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Fedoraproject fedora
1 Bitlbee bitlbee
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2008-3969.

URL Resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/31690 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31991 Third Party Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200809-14.xml Third Party Advisory
http://www.bitlbee.org/main.php/changelog.html Release Notes Vendor Advisory
http://www.bitlbee.org/main.php/news.r.html Release Notes Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/08/1 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/09/11 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31342 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=461424 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45132 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00587.html Third Party Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2008-3969 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2008-3969 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 14, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/31690 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/31690 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/31991 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/31991 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200809-14.xml No Types Assigned http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200809-14.xml Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.bitlbee.org/main.php/changelog.html No Types Assigned http://www.bitlbee.org/main.php/changelog.html Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.bitlbee.org/main.php/news.r.html No Types Assigned http://www.bitlbee.org/main.php/news.r.html Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/08/1 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/08/1 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/09/11 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/09/11 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31342 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31342 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=461424 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=461424 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45132 No Types Assigned https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45132 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00587.html No Types Assigned https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00587.html Third Party Advisory
    Removed CWE NIST CWE-399
    Removed CWE NIST CWE-264
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:bitlbee:bitlbee:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:bitlbee:bitlbee:0.71:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:bitlbee:bitlbee:0.72:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:bitlbee:bitlbee:0.73:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:bitlbee:bitlbee:0.74:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:bitlbee:bitlbee:0.74:a:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:bitlbee:bitlbee:0.80:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:bitlbee:bitlbee:0.81:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:bitlbee:bitlbee:0.81:a:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:bitlbee:bitlbee:0.82:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:bitlbee:bitlbee:0.83:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:bitlbee:bitlbee:0.84:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:bitlbee:bitlbee:0.85:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:bitlbee:bitlbee:0.85:a:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:bitlbee:bitlbee:0.90:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:bitlbee:bitlbee:0.90:a:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:bitlbee:bitlbee:0.91:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:bitlbee:bitlbee:0.92:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:bitlbee:bitlbee:0.93:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:bitlbee:bitlbee:0.93:a:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:bitlbee:bitlbee:0.99:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:bitlbee:bitlbee:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:bitlbee:bitlbee:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:bitlbee:bitlbee:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:bitlbee:bitlbee:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:bitlbee:bitlbee:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:bitlbee:bitlbee:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:bitlbee:bitlbee:1.1:dev:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:bitlbee:bitlbee:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:bitlbee:bitlbee:1.1.1:dev:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:bitlbee:bitlbee:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:bitlbee:bitlbee:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 1.2.1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:bitlbee:bitlbee:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.2.3
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 08, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/45132 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45132 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 11, 2008

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2008-3969 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2008-3969 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.71 }} 0.05%

score

0.80900

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability