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Critical
CVE-2008-4434
Stack-based buffer overflow in (1) uTorrent 1.7.7 build 8179 and...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020664
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31441
- http://lists.immunitysec.com/pipermail/dailydave/attachments/20080811/35d6194b/attachment-0001.pdf
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2341
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2340
- http://forum.utorrent.com/viewtopic.php?id=44003
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31445
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30653
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44404
- http://seclists.org/dailydave/2008/q3/0155.html
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Affected Vendor
utorrent
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Vulnerable Versions:
0, 1.1.1, 1.1.3, 1.1.4, 1.1.5, 1.1.6, 1.1.7, 1.2, 1.2.1, 1.2.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.4.2, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.7.1, 1.7.2, 1.7.3, 1.7.4, 1.7.5, 1.7.6, 3.9.1, 4.0.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.2, 4.0.3, 4.0.4, 4.1.0, 4.1.1, 4.1.2, 4.1.3, 4.1.4, 4.1.5, 4.1.6, 4.1.7, 4.1.8, 4.2.0, 4.2.1, 4.2.2, 4.3.0, 4.3.1, 4.3.2, 4.3.3, 4.3.4, 4.3.5, 4.3.6, 4.4.0, 4.4.1, 4.9.2, 4.9.3, 4.9.4, 4.9.5, 4.9.6, 4.9.7, 4.9.8, 4.9.9, 4.20.0, 4.20.1, 4.20.2, 4.20.3, 4.20.4, 4.20.6, 4.20.7, 4.20.8, 4.20.9, 4.22.0, 4.22.1, 4.22.4, 4.24.0, 4.24.2, 4.26.0, 4.27.1, 4.27.2, 5.0.0, 5.0.1, 5.0.2, 5.0.3, 5.0.4, 5.0.5, 5.0.6, 5.0.7, 5.0.8, 5.0.9, 5.2.0, 6.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.2
Timeline
Official Publish:
October 3rd, 2008
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.