22625 : BitComet Client .torrent URI Handling Overflow
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Timeline

Disclosure Date	Exploit Publish Date
2006-01-18	2006-01-22

Keywords

FSA-2006-07

Description

A remote overflow exists in Bitcomet Client. The BitComet Client fails to check the size of the publisher's name URI in a torrent file, resulting in a buffer overflow. With a specially crafted request, an attacker can allow arbitrary code execution resulting in a loss of availability.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity, Impact Unknown
Exploit: Exploit Public
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified, Vendor Verified

Solution

Upgrade to version 0.61 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

BitComet.com

BitComet Client

0.60

References

Secunia Advisory ID: 18522
CVE ID: 2006-0339 (see also: NVD)
ISS X-Force ID: 24229
Keyword: FSA-2006-07
Mail List Post: http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-01/0442.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-01/0669.html
Vendor URL: http://www.bitcomet.com/
Vendor Specific News/Changelog Entry: http://www.bitcomet.com/doc/changelog.htm
Other Advisory URL: http://www.fortinet.com/FortiGuardCenter/FSA-2006-07.html

Tools & Filters

	20749

Credit

Dejun Meng - Fortinet

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 7.5
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2006-01-23 | Disagree?

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