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CVE-2016-7164

Published: 7 February 2017

The construct function in puff.cpp in Libtorrent 1.1.0 allows remote torrent trackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault and crash) via a crafted GZIP response.

Priority

Low

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.5

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
libtorrent-rasterbar
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Ignored
(end of life)
bionic Not vulnerable
(1.1.1-1)
cosmic Not vulnerable
(1.1.1-1)
disco Not vulnerable
(1.1.1-1)
precise Ignored
(end of life)
upstream
Released (1.1.1)
yakkety Ignored
(end of life)
zesty Ignored
(end of life)
eoan Not vulnerable
(1.1.1-1)
focal Not vulnerable
(1.1.1-1)
impish Not vulnerable

groovy Not vulnerable
(1.1.1-1)
jammy Not vulnerable

xenial Needed

kinetic Not vulnerable

lunar Not vulnerable

trusty Needed

hirsute Not vulnerable

mantic Not vulnerable

Patches:
upstream: https://github.com/arvidn/libtorrent/commit/debf3c6e3688aab8394fe5c47737625faffe6f9e

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.5
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H