What is CVE-2012-1187?

CVE-2012-1187 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Bitlbee, classified under Improper Check for Dropped Privileges. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-10-29.

How severe is CVE-2012-1187?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Bitlbee

CVE-2012-1187

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

EPSS: 0.016 (73.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Bitlbee — versions 3.0.4

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-273 — Improper Check for Dropped Privileges

References

secalert@redhat.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
secalert@redhat.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_MISC, Broken Link)
secalert@redhat.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2012-1187?: CVE-2012-1187 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Bitlbee, classified under Improper Check for Dropped Privileges. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-10-29.
How severe is CVE-2012-1187?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.