CVE-2008-3920

Unspecified vulnerability in BitlBee before 1.2.2 allows remote attackers to "recreate" and ...

7.5 HighFix available

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

Exploit likelihood

2.11%Down 0.1 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

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

Record: CVE-2008-3920
CVSS 2.0: 7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-264
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

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

Record: CVE-2008-3920
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2008-3905 No score

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

Record: EUVD-2008-3905
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5794-ph65-rm7m No score

Unspecified vulnerability in BitlBee before 1.2.2 allows remote attackers to "recreate" and ...

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

Record: GHSA-5794-ph65-rm7m
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV No score

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

Record: CVE-2008-3920
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2008-3920 No score

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

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2008-3920
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

bitlbee

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`bitlbee` Debian:12	before 1.2.2-1	1.2.2-1
`bitlbee` Debian:13	before 1.2.2-1	1.2.2-1

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2008-3920 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Bitlbee, published September 4, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.11%, the 81st percentile. Fixed in bitlbee 1.2.2-1.

References

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