CVE-2008-4434 EXPLOIT
9.3
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 11% (pctl 96)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.3 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 10.97% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2008-10-03 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| bittorrent | bittorrent |
| utorrent | utorrent |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | BitTorrent 6.0.3 - '.torrent' Local Stack Buffer Overflow | 2008-10-19 |
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
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