UBUNTU-CVE-2016-5301

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2016-5301

    Published: 30 Jun 2016Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2016-5301
    Aliases:
    USN-4790-1

    Summary:

    Details: The parse_chunk_header function in libtorrent before 1.1.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted (1) HTTP response or possibly a (2) UPnP broadcast.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-5301, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5301, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4790-1

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: libtorrent-rasterbar

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]+esm1?arch=source&distro=trusty/esm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -0.16.13-1ubuntu2.1+esm1

    Affected versions

    0.16.11-1ubuntu1
    0.16.11-1ubuntu2
    0.16.11-1ubuntu4
    0.16.11-1ubuntu5
    0.16.13-1ubuntu1
    0.16.13-1ubuntu2
    0.16.13-1ubuntu2.1

    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
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