CVE-2008-4434
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2008-4434 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2008-10-03 22:22:45 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC |
| Description | Stack-based buffer overflow in (1) uTorrent 1.7.7 build 8179 and earlier and (2) BitTorrent 6.0.3 build 8642 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long Created By field in a .torrent file. |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
MediumAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
CompleteIntegrity
CompleteAvailability
CompleteAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Bittorrent | Bittorrent | 3.9.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Bittorrent | Bittorrent | 4.0.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Bittorrent | Bittorrent | 4.0.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Bittorrent | Bittorrent | 4.0.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Bittorrent | Bittorrent | 4.0.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Bittorrent | Bittorrent | 4.0.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Bittorrent | Bittorrent | 4.1.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Bittorrent | Bittorrent | 4.1.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Bittorrent | Bittorrent | 4.1.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Bittorrent | Bittorrent | 4.1.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Bittorrent | Bittorrent | 4.1.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Bittorrent | Bittorrent | 4.1.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Bittorrent | Bittorrent | 4.1.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Bittorrent | Bittorrent | 4.1.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Bittorrent | Bittorrent | 4.1.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Bittorrent | Bittorrent | 4.2.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Bittorrent | Bittorrent | 4.2.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Bittorrent | Bittorrent | 4.2.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Bittorrent | Bittorrent | 4.20.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Bittorrent | Bittorrent | 4.20.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Bittorrent | Bittorrent | 4.20.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Bittorrent | Bittorrent | 4.20.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Bittorrent | Bittorrent | 4.20.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Bittorrent | Bittorrent | 4.20.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Bittorrent | Bittorrent | 4.20.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Bittorrent | Bittorrent | 4.20.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Bittorrent | Bittorrent | 4.20.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Bittorrent | Bittorrent | 4.22.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Bittorrent | Bittorrent | 4.22.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Bittorrent | Bittorrent | 4.22.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Bittorrent | Bittorrent | 4.24.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Bittorrent | Bittorrent | 4.24.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Bittorrent | Bittorrent | 4.26.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Bittorrent | Bittorrent | 4.27.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Bittorrent | Bittorrent | 4.27.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Bittorrent | Bittorrent | 4.3.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Bittorrent | Bittorrent | 4.3.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Bittorrent | Bittorrent | 4.3.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Bittorrent | Bittorrent | 4.3.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Bittorrent | Bittorrent | 4.3.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Bittorrent | Bittorrent | 4.3.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Bittorrent | Bittorrent | 4.3.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Bittorrent | Bittorrent | 4.4.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Bittorrent | Bittorrent | 4.4.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Bittorrent | Bittorrent | 4.9.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Bittorrent | Bittorrent | 4.9.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Bittorrent | Bittorrent | 4.9.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Bittorrent | Bittorrent | 4.9.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Bittorrent | Bittorrent | 4.9.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Bittorrent | Bittorrent | 4.9.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Bittorrent | Bittorrent | 4.9.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Bittorrent | Bittorrent | 4.9.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Bittorrent | Bittorrent | 5.0.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Bittorrent | Bittorrent | 5.0.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Bittorrent | Bittorrent | 5.0.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Bittorrent | Bittorrent | 5.0.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Bittorrent | Bittorrent | 5.0.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Bittorrent | Bittorrent | 5.0.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Bittorrent | Bittorrent | 5.0.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Bittorrent | Bittorrent | 5.0.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Bittorrent | Bittorrent | 5.0.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Bittorrent | Bittorrent | 5.0.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Bittorrent | Bittorrent | 5.2.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Bittorrent | Bittorrent | 6.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Bittorrent | Bittorrent | 6.0.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Bittorrent | Bittorrent | 6.0.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Bittorrent | Bittorrent | All | All | All | All |
| Application | Utorrent | Utorrent | 1.1.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Utorrent | Utorrent | 1.1.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Utorrent | Utorrent | 1.1.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Utorrent | Utorrent | 1.1.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Utorrent | Utorrent | 1.1.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Utorrent | Utorrent | 1.1.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Utorrent | Utorrent | 1.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Utorrent | Utorrent | 1.2.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Utorrent | Utorrent | 1.2.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Utorrent | Utorrent | 1.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Utorrent | Utorrent | 1.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Utorrent | Utorrent | 1.4.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Utorrent | Utorrent | 1.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Utorrent | Utorrent | 1.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Utorrent | Utorrent | 1.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Utorrent | Utorrent | 1.7.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Utorrent | Utorrent | 1.7.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Utorrent | Utorrent | 1.7.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Utorrent | Utorrent | 1.7.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Utorrent | Utorrent | 1.7.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Utorrent | Utorrent | 1.7.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Utorrent | Utorrent | All | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| uTorrent Stack Overflow in Processing '.torrent' File 'created by' String Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securitytracker.com | |
| Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vupen.com | |
| uTorrent "created by" Buffer Overflow Vulnerability - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vupen.com | |
| BitTorrent "created by" Buffer Overflow Vulnerability - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| uTorrent and BitTorrent File Handling Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| IBM X-Force Exchange | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com | |
| lists.immunitysec.com/pipermail/dailydave/attachments/20080811/35d6194b/attachment-... | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.immunitysec.com | |
| forum.utorrent.com / µTorrent 1.8 released | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | forum.utorrent.com | |
| Dailydave: A new datapoint for 0day lifetime | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | seclists.org | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.