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TI-2012-01093 Aliases CVE-2012-1187GHSA-h93j-297h-hcxm

Bitlbee does not drop extra group privileges correctly in unix.c

Priority MEDIUM 45CWE-273Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Bitlbee does not drop extra group privileges correctly in unix.c

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01646 76th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
BitlbeeBitlbee3.0.4—No fix listedCNA
  • Bitlbee VendorBitlbee Affected 3.0.4 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:bitlbee:bitlbee:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.4VulnerableBitlbee
  • cpe:2.3:a:bitlbee:bitlbee:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.4 Vulnerable ·Bitlbee

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-1187
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h93j-297h-hcxm

References

Advisory 3

Other 1

  • TI-2017-03668 bitlbee-libpurple before 3.5.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2016-08264 Use-after-free vulnerability in bitlbee-libpurple before 3.5 allows remote servers to… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2016-08265 BitlBee before 3.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2008-03759 Unspecified vulnerability in BitlBee before 1.2.2 allows remote attackers to "recreate"… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2008-03808 Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in BitlBee before 1.2.3 allow remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0

Sources

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