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High
CVE-2010-0012
Directory traversal vulnerability in libtransmission/metainfo.c in Transmission 1.22, 1.34, 1.75,...
Vulnerability Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in libtransmission/metainfo.c in Transmission 1.22, 1.34, 1.75, and 1.76 allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a pathname within 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://trac.transmissionbt.com/wiki/Changes#version-1.77
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/01/06/4
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/500625
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/t/transmission/transmission_1.22-1+lenny2.diff.gz
- http://trac.transmissionbt.com/changeset/9829/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38005
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0071
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-1967
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55454
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/01/06/2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37993
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-01/msg00009.html
- http://www.mail-archive.com/debian-devel-changes%40lists.debian.org/msg264483.html
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
transmission, debian linux, opensuse
Vulnerable Versions:
1.22, 1.34, 1.75, 1.76, 5.0, 11.0, 11.1, 11.2
Timeline
Official Publish:
January 8th, 2010
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.