Transmission CVE-2018-5702 Remote Command Execution Vulnerability

BID:103026

Info

Transmission CVE-2018-5702 Remote Command Execution Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 103026
Class: Unknown
CVE: CVE-2018-5702
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Nov 30 2017 12:00AM
Updated: Nov 30 2017 12:00AM
Credit: Tavis Ormandy
Vulnerable: Transmission Project Transmission 1.9.2
Transmission Project Transmission 1.9.1
Transmission Project Transmission 2.92
Transmission Project Transmission 2.84
Transmission Project Transmission 2.83
Transmission Project Transmission 2.61
Transmission Project Transmission 2.60
Transmission Project Transmission 2.52
Transmission Project Transmission 2.51
Transmission Project Transmission 2.50
Transmission Project Transmission 2.42
Transmission Project Transmission 1.92
Transmission Project Transmission 1.91
Transmission Project Transmission 1.77
Transmission Project Transmission 1.76
Transmission Project Transmission 1.50
Transmission Project Transmission 1.41
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Transmission CVE-2018-5702 Remote Command Execution Vulnerability

Transmission is prone to a remote command-execution vulnerability.

An attacker can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary commands within the context of the affected application. Failed exploits might result in denial-of-service conditions.

Transmission 2.92 and prior versions are vulnerable.

Exploit / POC

Transmission CVE-2018-5702 Remote Command Execution Vulnerability

The researcher who discovered this issue has created a proof-of-concept. Please see the references for more information.

Solution / Fix

Transmission CVE-2018-5702 Remote Command Execution Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references or vendor advisory for more information.

References

Transmission CVE-2018-5702 Remote Command Execution Vulnerability

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