Improper Input Validation Affecting libtorrent-rasterbar package, versions <1.0.6-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
90.22% (100th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN12-LIBTORRENTRASTERBAR-1550885
  • published13 Aug 2015
  • disclosed13 Aug 2015

Introduced: 13 Aug 2015

CVE-2015-5685  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:12 libtorrent-rasterbar to version 1.0.6-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libtorrent-rasterbar package and not the libtorrent-rasterbar package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:12 relevant fixed versions and status.

The lazy_bdecode function in BitTorrent DHT bootstrap server (bootstrap-dht ) allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted packet, related to "improper indexing."

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