CVE-2014-4909

Summary

CVECVE-2014-4909
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2014-07-29 14:55:00 UTC
Updated2014-11-14 03:06:00 UTC
DescriptionInteger overflow in the tr_bitfieldEnsureNthBitAlloced function in bitfield.c in Transmission before 2.84 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted peer message, which triggers an out-of-bounds write.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-189

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 12.04 - lts All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 13.10 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 12.04 - lts All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 13.10 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 20 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 20 All All All
Operating System Gentoo Linux All All All All
Operating System Gentoo Linux All All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 0.1 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 0.2 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 0.3 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 0.4 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 0.5 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 0.6 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 0.6.1 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 0.70 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 0.71 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 0.72 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 0.80 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 0.81 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 0.82 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 0.90 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 0.91 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 0.92 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 0.93 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 0.94 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 0.95 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 0.96 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 1.00 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 1.01 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 1.02 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 1.03 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 1.04 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 1.05 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 1.06 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 1.10 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 1.11 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 1.2 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 1.20 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 1.21 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 1.22 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 1.30 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 1.31 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 1.32 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 1.33 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 1.34 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 1.40 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 1.41 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 1.42 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 1.50 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 1.51 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 1.52 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 1.53 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 1.54 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 1.60 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 1.61 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 1.70 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 1.71 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 1.72 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 1.73 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 1.74 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 1.75 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 1.76 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 1.77 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 1.80 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 1.81 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 1.82 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 1.83 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 1.90 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 1.91 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 1.92 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 1.93 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 2.00 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 2.01 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 2.02 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 2.03 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 2.04 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 2.10 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 2.11 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 2.12 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 2.13 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 2.20 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 2.21 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 2.22 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 2.30 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 2.31 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 2.32 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 2.33 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 2.40 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 2.41 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 2.42 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 2.50 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 2.51 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 2.52 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 2.60 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 2.61 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 2.70 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 2.71 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 2.72 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 2.73 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 2.74 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 2.75 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 2.76 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 2.77 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 2.80 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 2.81 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 2.82 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 0.1 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 0.2 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 0.3 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 0.4 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 0.5 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 0.6 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 0.6.1 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 0.70 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 0.71 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 0.72 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 0.80 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 0.81 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 0.82 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 0.90 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 0.91 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 0.92 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 0.93 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 0.94 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 0.95 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 0.96 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 1.00 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 1.01 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 1.02 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 1.03 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 1.04 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 1.05 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 1.06 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 1.10 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 1.11 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 1.2 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 1.20 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 1.21 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 1.22 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 1.30 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 1.31 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 1.32 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 1.33 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 1.34 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 1.40 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 1.41 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 1.42 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 1.50 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 1.51 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 1.52 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 1.53 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 1.54 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 1.60 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 1.61 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 1.70 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 1.71 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 1.72 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 1.73 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 1.74 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 1.75 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 1.76 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 1.77 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 1.80 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 1.81 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 1.82 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 1.83 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 1.90 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 1.91 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 1.92 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 1.93 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 2.00 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 2.01 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 2.02 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 2.03 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 2.04 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 2.10 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 2.11 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 2.12 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 2.13 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 2.20 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 2.21 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 2.22 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 2.30 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 2.31 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 2.32 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 2.33 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 2.40 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 2.41 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 2.42 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 2.50 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 2.51 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 2.52 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 2.60 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 2.61 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 2.70 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 2.71 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 2.72 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 2.73 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 2.74 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 2.75 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 2.76 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 2.77 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 2.80 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 2.81 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission 2.82 All All All
Application Transmissionbt Transmission All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-2988-1 transmission DEBIAN www.debian.org
oss-security - Re: CVE request: transmission peer communication vulnerability MLIST www.openwall.com
516822 – <net-p2p/transmission-2.84: peer communication vulnerability (CVE-2014-4909) CONFIRM bugs.gentoo.org
oss-security - CVE request: transmission peer communication vulnerability MLIST www.openwall.com
Bug 1118290 – CVE-2014-4909 transmission: peer communication vulnerability CONFIRM bugzilla.redhat.com
USN-2279-1: Transmission vulnerability | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com
About Secunia Research | Flexera SECUNIA secunia.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 20 Update: transmission-2.84-1.fc20 FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org
404 Not Found MISC inertiawar.com Exploit
Changes – Transmission CONFIRM trac.transmissionbt.com Vendor Advisory
Ben Hawkes on Twitter: "Transmission (default bittorrent client in most Linux distros) fixed a tricky 32-bit only issue. Test case: http://t.co/4kqb5LnY9r" MISC twitter.com
openSUSE-SU-2014:0980-1: moderate: transmission SUSE lists.opensuse.org
Transmission Out of Bounds Memory Corruption Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com
About Secunia Research | Flexera SECUNIA secunia.com
108997 OSVDB www.osvdb.org
About Secunia Research | Flexera SECUNIA secunia.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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