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Rasterbar Software libtorrent "bdecode_recursive()" Stack Overflow Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA28699
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Release Date:
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2008-02-04
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Last Update:
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2008-02-12
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Popularity:
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6,012 views
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Critical:
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Moderately critical
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Impact:
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DoS
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | Rasterbar Software libtorrent 0.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2008-0646
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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in Rasterbar Software libtorrent, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).
The vulnerability is caused due to an error within the "bdecode_recursive()" function in include/libtorrent/bencode.hpp when processing certain bencoded data. This can be exploited to cause a stack overflow and crash an application using the library by sending specially crafted bencoded messages.
The vulnerability is reported in versions prior to 0.12.1.
Solution:
Update to version 0.12.1.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Reported by the vendor.
Changelog:
2008-02-12: Added CVE reference.
Original Advisory:
http://libtorrent.svn.sourceforge.net...p?r1=956&r2=1968&pathrev=1968
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