OSVDB ID: 33180 Title: uTorrent announce Header Processing Overflow |
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Description |
A remote overflow exists in uTorrent. The client fails to perform boundary checking on the torrent announce header resulting in a stack-based overflow. With a specially crafted torrent file, an attacker can cause arbitrary code execution resulting in a loss of integrity. |
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Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Input Manipulation Impact: Loss of Integrity Exploit: Exploit Public, Exploit Commercial |
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Upgrade to version uTorrent 1.6.1 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds. |
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