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    CVE-2014-4909

    Integer overflow in the tr_bitfieldEnsureNthBitAlloced function in bitfield.c in Transmission before 2.84 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted peer message, which triggers an out-of-bounds write.

    Published:Jul 29, 2014
    Last Modified:Apr 12, 2025
    EPS:Jul 29, 2014
    EPSS Score:0.09187
    CVSS Score:6.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Canonical
    Product
    Ubuntu Linux
    Vendor
    Fedoraproject
    Product
    Fedora
    Vendor
    Gentoo
    Product
    Linux
    Vendor
    Transmissionbt
    Product
    Transmission

    Exploits

    http://inertiawar.com/submission.gohttp://inertiawar.com/submission.go

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://inertiawar.com/submission.go
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-July/135539.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-08/msg00011.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/59897
    http://secunia.com/advisories/60108
    http://secunia.com/advisories/60527
    http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2988
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/10/4
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/11/5
    http://www.osvdb.org/108997
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68487
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2279-1
    https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=516822
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1118290
    https://trac.transmissionbt.com/wiki/Changes#version-2.84
    https://twitter.com/benhawkes/statuses/484378151959539712
    http://inertiawar.com/submission.go
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-July/135539.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-08/msg00011.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/59897
    http://secunia.com/advisories/60108
    http://secunia.com/advisories/60527
    http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2988
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/10/4
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/11/5
    http://www.osvdb.org/108997
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68487
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2279-1
    https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=516822
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1118290
    https://trac.transmissionbt.com/wiki/Changes#version-2.84
    https://twitter.com/benhawkes/statuses/484378151959539712

    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