Description
Format string vulnerability in the AbstractCommand::onAbort function in src/AbstractCommand.cc in aria2 before 1.6.2, when logging is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via format string specifiers in a download URI. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | aria2 | 1.6.2-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | aria2 | 1.6.2-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | aria2 | 1.6.2-1 | — |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | aria2 | 1.29.0-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:10060-1 |
Advisories 1
- openSUSE-SU-2024:10060-1 aria2-1.29.0-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
References
- https://fedorahosted.org/rel-eng/ticket/2495
- http://aria2.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/aria2/trunk/src/AbstractCommand.cc?r1=1539&r2=1572
- ADV-2009-2960 vdb-entry
- [oss-security] 20091016 CVE Request - aria2 - 1.6.2 mailing-list
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=529342
- 31732 third-party-advisory
- 59087 vdb-entry
- [oss-security] 20091016 Re: CVE Request - aria2 - 1.6.2 mailing-list
- http://aria2.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/aria2/trunk/NEWS?revision=1586