Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in (1) uTorrent 1.7.7 build 8179 and earlier and (2) BitTorrent 6.0.3 build 8642 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long Created By field in a .torrent file.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- BitTorrent 6.0.3 - '.torrent' Local Stack Buffer Overflow EDB-6787 · local · Oct 19, 2008 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 1020664 vdb-entry
- 31441 third-party-advisory
- http://lists.immunitysec.com/pipermail/dailydave/attachments/20080811/35d6194b/attachment-0001.pdf
- ADV-2008-2341 vdb-entry
- ADV-2008-2340 vdb-entry
- http://forum.utorrent.com/viewtopic.php?id=44003
- 31445 third-party-advisory
- 30653 vdb-entry
- bittorrent-utorrent-createdby-bo(44404) vdb-entry
- [dailydave] 20080811 A new datapoint for 0day lifetime mailing-list