CVE-2009-1760

Public Exploit

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in src/torrent_info.cpp in Rasterbar libtorrent before 0.14.4, as used in firetorrent, qBittorrent, deluge Torrent, and other applications, allows remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) and partial relative pathname in a Multiple File Mode list element in a .torrent file.

Category

5.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.59%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200907-14.xml vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51008 vdb entry
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:139 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35277 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35848 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1534 vdb entry patch vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35262 vdb entry patch
http://census-labs.com/news/2009/06/08/libtorrent-rasterbar/ patch exploit
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1815 vendor advisory
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?group_id=79942&release_id=686456 patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504151/100/0/threaded mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-1760?
CVE-2009-1760 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-1760?
To fix CVE-2009-1760, 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-2009-1760 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-1760 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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