CVE-2010-0012

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.

Category

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.30%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://trac.transmissionbt.com/wiki/Changes#version-1.77 broken link
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/01/06/4 mailing list
https://launchpad.net/bugs/500625 issue tracking patch
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/t/transmission/transmission_1.22-1+lenny2.diff.gz broken link
http://trac.transmissionbt.com/changeset/9829/ patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/38005 third party advisory broken link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0071 vdb entry permissions required
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-1967 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55454 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/01/06/2 mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/37993 third party advisory broken link
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-01/msg00009.html mailing list vendor advisory
http://www.mail-archive.com/debian-devel-changes%40lists.debian.org/msg264483.html mailing list patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-0012?
CVE-2010-0012 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-0012?
To fix CVE-2010-0012, 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-2010-0012 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2010-0012 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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