Vulnerability CVE-2016-5301
Published: 2016-06-30

Description:
The parse_chunk_header function in libtorrent before 1.1.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted (1) HTTP response or possibly a (2) UPnP broadcast.

Type:

CWE-20

 (Improper Input Validation)

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

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
5/10
2.9/10
10/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
None
None
Partial
Affected software
Opensuse -> LEAP 
Opensuse -> Opensuse 
Novell -> LEAP 
Novell -> Opensuse 
Arvidn -> Libtorrent 

 References:
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00079.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00103.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00043.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/04/9
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/05/1
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91498
https://github.com/arvidn/libtorrent/issues/780
https://github.com/arvidn/libtorrent/pull/782/files
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