Vulnerability CVE-2016-7164
Published: 2017-02-07

Description:
The construct function in puff.cpp in Libtorrent 1.1.0 allows remote torrent trackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault and crash) via a crafted GZIP response.

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
Libtorrent -> Libtorrent 

 References:
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/08/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/08/7
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92891
https://github.com/arvidn/libtorrent/issues/1021
https://github.com/arvidn/libtorrent/pull/1022
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