CVE-2008-3920

Unspecified vulnerability in BitlBee before 1.2.2 allows remote attackers to "recreate" and "hijack" existing accounts via unspecified vectors.

Published: 2008-09-04 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-3920 is rated Moderate Risk (57.3/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.45%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-3920

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-17 1.95% 1.45% -0.50%
2 2025-02-06 1.62% 1.95% +0.33%
3 2024-12-17 — 1.62% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-3920

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-3920

OS Trackers for CVE-2008-3920

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2008-3920 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (bitlbee), 4 status rows across 4 suites (bookworm, bullseye, sid, trixie): resolved 4. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-3920
gentoo normal CVE-2008-3920: 1 GLSA(s) (200809-14), 1 atom(s) (net-im/bitlbee); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2008-3920
ubuntu low CVE-2008-3920 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (bitlbee), 12 status rows across 12 suites (dapper, feisty, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, lucid, maverick, natty, oneiric, upstream): not-affected 7, ignored 4, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-3920

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-3920

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
bitlbee bitlbee <= 1.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:bitlbee:bitlbee:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bitlbee bitlbee 0.71 cpe:2.3:a:bitlbee:bitlbee:0.71:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bitlbee bitlbee 0.72 cpe:2.3:a:bitlbee:bitlbee:0.72:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bitlbee bitlbee 0.73 cpe:2.3:a:bitlbee:bitlbee:0.73:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bitlbee bitlbee 0.74 cpe:2.3:a:bitlbee:bitlbee:0.74:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bitlbee bitlbee 0.74 cpe:2.3:a:bitlbee:bitlbee:0.74:a:*:*:*:*:*:*
bitlbee bitlbee 0.80 cpe:2.3:a:bitlbee:bitlbee:0.80:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bitlbee bitlbee 0.81 cpe:2.3:a:bitlbee:bitlbee:0.81:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bitlbee bitlbee 0.81 cpe:2.3:a:bitlbee:bitlbee:0.81:a:*:*:*:*:*:*
bitlbee bitlbee 0.82 cpe:2.3:a:bitlbee:bitlbee:0.82:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bitlbee bitlbee 0.83 cpe:2.3:a:bitlbee:bitlbee:0.83:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bitlbee bitlbee 0.84 cpe:2.3:a:bitlbee:bitlbee:0.84:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bitlbee bitlbee 0.85 cpe:2.3:a:bitlbee:bitlbee:0.85:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bitlbee bitlbee 0.85 cpe:2.3:a:bitlbee:bitlbee:0.85:a:*:*:*:*:*:*
bitlbee bitlbee 0.90 cpe:2.3:a:bitlbee:bitlbee:0.90:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bitlbee bitlbee 0.90 cpe:2.3:a:bitlbee:bitlbee:0.90:a:*:*:*:*:*:*
bitlbee bitlbee 0.91 cpe:2.3:a:bitlbee:bitlbee:0.91:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bitlbee bitlbee 0.92 cpe:2.3:a:bitlbee:bitlbee:0.92:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bitlbee bitlbee 0.93 cpe:2.3:a:bitlbee:bitlbee:0.93:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bitlbee bitlbee 0.93 cpe:2.3:a:bitlbee:bitlbee:0.93:a:*:*:*:*:*:*
bitlbee bitlbee 0.99 cpe:2.3:a:bitlbee:bitlbee:0.99:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bitlbee bitlbee 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:bitlbee:bitlbee:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bitlbee bitlbee 1.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:bitlbee:bitlbee:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bitlbee bitlbee 1.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:bitlbee:bitlbee:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bitlbee bitlbee 1.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:bitlbee:bitlbee:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bitlbee bitlbee 1.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:bitlbee:bitlbee:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bitlbee bitlbee 1.1 cpe:2.3:a:bitlbee:bitlbee:1.1:dev:*:*:*:*:*:*
bitlbee bitlbee 1.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:bitlbee:bitlbee:1.1.1:dev:*:*:*:*:*:*
bitlbee bitlbee 1.2 cpe:2.3:a:bitlbee:bitlbee:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-3920

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