CVE-2016-5301

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-5301
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-06-30 17:59:09 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionThe parse_chunk_header function in libtorrent before 1.1.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted (1) HTTP response or possibly a (2) UPnP broadcast.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 7.5 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-20 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary7.5HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

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

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Arvidn Libtorrent All All All All
Operating System Opensuse Leap 42.1 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 13.2 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Libtorrent crashes while parsing invalid chunked HTTP or UPnP response · Issue #780 · arvidn/libtorrent · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com
openSUSE-SU-2016:1683-1: moderate: Security update for libtorrent-raster af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
openSUSE-SU-2016:1635-1: moderate: Security update for libtorrent-raster af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
openSUSE-SU-2016:2283-1: moderate: Recommended update for libtorrent-ras af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
fixed crash on invalid input in http_parser by arvidn · Pull Request #782 · arvidn/libtorrent · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com
oss-security - Libtorrent http_parser.cpp denial of service af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
Libtorrent CVE-2016-5301 Denial of Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
oss-security - Re: Libtorrent http_parser.cpp denial of service af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
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