Rasterbar Software libtorrent Arbitrary File Overwrite Vulnerability

BID:35262

Info

Rasterbar Software libtorrent Arbitrary File Overwrite Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 35262
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2009-1760
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jun 08 2009 12:00AM
Updated: May 07 2015 05:11PM
Credit: Dimitris Glynos
Vulnerable: Rasterbar Software libtorrent 0.14.3
Rasterbar Software libtorrent 0.12.1
Rasterbar Software libtorrent 0.12
Rasterbar Software libtorrent 0
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2009.1 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2009.1
Gentoo Linux
Deluge Team Deluge 0.5.9 .1
Deluge Team Deluge 0.5.8 .3
Deluge Team Deluge 0.5.8 .2
Deluge Team Deluge 0
Debian Linux 5.0 sparc
Debian Linux 5.0 s/390
Debian Linux 5.0 powerpc
Debian Linux 5.0 mipsel
Debian Linux 5.0 mips
Debian Linux 5.0 m68k
Debian Linux 5.0 ia-64
Debian Linux 5.0 ia-32
Debian Linux 5.0 hppa
Debian Linux 5.0 armel
Debian Linux 5.0 arm
Debian Linux 5.0 amd64
Debian Linux 5.0 alpha
Debian Linux 5.0
Not Vulnerable: Rasterbar Software libtorrent 0.14.4
Deluge Team Deluge 0.5.9 .3

Discussion

Rasterbar Software libtorrent Arbitrary File Overwrite Vulnerability

The 'libtorrent' library is prone to a vulnerability that may allow remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary local files. This may result in a denial-of-service condition or aid in further attacks.

This issue affects versions prior to libtorrent 0.14.4.

Exploit / POC

Rasterbar Software libtorrent Arbitrary File Overwrite Vulnerability

An attacker can exploit this issue by enticing an unsuspecting victim to open a file using an affected application.

Solution / Fix

Rasterbar Software libtorrent Arbitrary File Overwrite Vulnerability

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


Rasterbar Software libtorrent 0

Rasterbar Software libtorrent 0.12

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2009.1 x86_64

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2009.1

Rasterbar Software libtorrent 0.12.1

Rasterbar Software libtorrent 0.14.3

References

Rasterbar Software libtorrent Arbitrary File Overwrite Vulnerability

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