Vulnerability CVE-2008-4434
Published: 2008-10-03   Modified: 2012-02-12

Description:
Stack-based buffer overflow in (1) uTorrent 1.7.7 build 8179 and earlier and (2) BitTorrent 6.0.3 build 8642 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long Created By field in a .torrent file.

Type:

CWE-119

 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer)

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
9.3/10
10/10
8.6/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Medium
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Complete
Complete
Complete
Affected software
Utorrent -> Utorrent 
Bittorrent -> Bittorrent 

 References:
http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/44404
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2341
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2340
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020664
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30653
http://secunia.com/advisories/31445
http://secunia.com/advisories/31441
http://seclists.org/dailydave/2008/q3/0155.html
http://lists.immunitysec.com/pipermail/dailydave/attachments/20080811/35d6194b/attachment-0001.pdf
http://forum.utorrent.com/viewtopic.php?id=44003
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