DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5905

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5905

    Published: 15 Jan 2009Last Modified: 1 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2008-5905

    Summary:

    Details: The web interface plugin in KTorrent before 3.1.4 allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and upload arbitrary torrent files, and trigger the start of downloads and seeding, via a crafted HTTP POST request.

    References: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-5905

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: ktorrent

    Purl: pkg:deb/debian/ktorrent?arch=source&distro=bookworm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -3.1.4+dfsg.1-1

    Affected versions

    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