MGASA-2014-0298

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    MGASA-2014-0298

    Published: 26 Jul 2014Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2014-4909

    Summary: Updated transmission package fixes security vulnerability

    Details: Ben Hawkes discovered that Transmission incorrectly handled certain peer messages. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code (CVE-2014-4909).

    References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0298.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=13735

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: transmission

    Purl: pkg:rpm/mageia/transmission?arch=source&distro=mageia-3

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.77-1.1.mga3

    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