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    CVE-2008-4434

    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.

    Published:Oct 3, 2008
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Oct 3, 2008
    EPSS Score:0.25805
    CVSS Score:9.3

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Bittorrent
    Product
    Bittorrent
    Vendor
    Utorrent
    Product
    Utorrent

    Exploits

    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6787

    References

    http://forum.utorrent.com/viewtopic.php?id=44003
    http://lists.immunitysec.com/pipermail/dailydave/attachments/20080811/35d6194b/attachment-0001.pdf
    http://seclists.org/dailydave/2008/q3/0155.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/31441
    http://secunia.com/advisories/31445
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30653
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020664
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2340
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2341
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44404
    http://forum.utorrent.com/viewtopic.php?id=44003
    http://lists.immunitysec.com/pipermail/dailydave/attachments/20080811/35d6194b/attachment-0001.pdf
    http://seclists.org/dailydave/2008/q3/0155.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/31441
    http://secunia.com/advisories/31445
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30653
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020664
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2340
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2341
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44404

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High