Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in utp.cpp in libutp, as used in Transmission before 2.74 and possibly other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted "micro transport protocol packets."
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 | transmission | 2.52-3+nmu1 | — |
| Debian 13 | transmission | 2.52-3+nmu1 | — |
| Debian 12 | transmission | 2.52-3+nmu1 | — |
References
- openSUSE-SU-2013:0485 vendor-advisory
- https://trac.transmissionbt.com/ticket/5002
- USN-1747-1 vendor-advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=909934
- [oss-security] 20130212 Re: CVE request: Transmission can be made to crash remotely mailing-list
- https://trac.transmissionbt.com/changeset/13646