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Case File

CVE-2017-5668

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 2.98% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2017-03-14 · Last synced 2026-08-04

Field Assessment

AI analysis pending.

Exhibit — Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

GitHub PoC Links
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CVE
CVE-2017-5668
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.8
EPSS
2.98%

Original Filing — NVD Description

bitlbee-libpurple before 3.5.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a file transfer request for a contact that is not in the contact list. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-10189.