CVE-2010-0012

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Summary

CVECVE-2010-0012
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2010-01-08 17:30:02 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionDirectory 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 8.8 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-22 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary8.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary6.8AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 5.0 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 11.0 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 11.1 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 11.2 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 1.22 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 1.34 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 1.75 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 1.76 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Transmission "name" Key Directory Traversal Vulnerability - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
Bug #500625 “Local file overwriting due to directory traversal” : Bugs : transmission package : Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 launchpad.net Issue Tracking, Patch
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Permissions Required
Accepted transmission 1.77-1 (source all amd64) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mail-archive.com Patch
Changes – Transmission af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 trac.transmissionbt.com Broken Link
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Changeset 9829 – Transmission af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 trac.transmissionbt.com Patch
404 Not Found af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.debian.org Broken Link
Debian update for transmission - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1967-1 transmission af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] SUSE Security Announcement: acoread (SUSE-SA:2010:00 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Mailing List
oss-security - CVE Request: Transmission af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List
oss-security - Re: CVE Request: Transmission af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List
Accepted transmission 1.77-1 (source all amd64) MITRE www.mail-archive.com
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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