CVE-2008-3969

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.

Published: 2008-09-11 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-3969 is rated Moderate Risk (50.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.41%). EPSS rose +1.59% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-3969

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 2026-06-15 0.81% 2.41% +1.59%
2 2025-03-30 0.94% 0.81% -0.13%
3 2025-03-29 — 0.94% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-3969

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N 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:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-3969

OS Trackers for CVE-2008-3969

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2008-3969 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-2008-3969
gentoo normal CVE-2008-3969: 1 GLSA(s) (200809-14), 1 atom(s) (net-im/bitlbee); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2008-3969
ubuntu low CVE-2008-3969 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-2008-3969

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-3969

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
bitlbee bitlbee < 1.2.3 cpe:2.3:a:bitlbee:bitlbee:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject fedora 8 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-3969

URL Tags
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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