CVE-2009-1759

Public Exploit

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the btFiles::BuildFromMI function (trunk/btfiles.cpp) in Enhanced CTorrent (aka dTorrent) 3.3.2 and probably earlier, and CTorrent 1.3.4, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a Torrent file containing a long path.

Category

9.3
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 32.57% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg01102.html vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=501813
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1092 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://dtorrent.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/dtorrent/dtorrent/trunk/btfiles.cpp?r1=296&r2=301&view=patch patch
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8470 exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49959 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/34752 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/05/20/3 mailing list patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34584 exploit vdb entry patch
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1817 vendor advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg01010.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36471 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35499 third party advisory
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=2782875&group_id=202532&atid=981959

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-1759?
CVE-2009-1759 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-1759?
To fix CVE-2009-1759, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2009-1759 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-1759 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~33% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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