CVE-2010-1853

Summary

CVECVE-2010-1853
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2010-05-07 20:30:01 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionMultiple stack-based buffer overflows in the tr_magnetParse function in libtransmission/magnet.c in Transmission 1.91 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted magnet URL with a large number of (1) tr or (2) ws links.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.8 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

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
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 1.91 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Changeset 10279 – Transmission af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 trac.transmissionbt.com
www.osvdb.org/63066 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.osvdb.org
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Vendor Advisory
Changes – Transmission af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 trac.transmissionbt.com
Transmission Magnet Link Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Patch
Transmission "tr_magnetParse()" Magnet Parsing Buffer Overflows - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
#2965 (buffer overflow if too many tr= args in a magnet link) – Transmission af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 trac.transmissionbt.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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