PT-2017-19215
CVE-2017-9847
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Published
2017-06-24
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Updated
2020-12-02
Description by
CVSS 3.1
5.5
MediumMetricsAV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
libtorrent version 1.1.3
Description
The issue allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, resulting in a heap-based buffer over-read and application crash, via a crafted file. This is due to a problem in the bdecode function in bdecode.cpp.
Recommendations
For libtorrent version 1.1.3, consider updating to a newer version that contains a fix for this issue, as the current version is affected. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
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