CVE-2009-1759 EXPLOIT
9.3
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 13.7% (pctl 96)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the btFiles::BuildFromMI function (trunk/btfiles.cpp) in Enhanced CTorrent (aka dTorrent) 3.3.2 and probably earlier, and CTorrent 1.3.4, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a Torrent file containing a long path.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.3 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 13.65% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2009-05-22 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| rahul | ctorrent |
| rahul | dtorrent |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | cTorrent/DTorrent - '.torrent' Local Buffer Overflow | 2009-04-17 |
References
- http://dtorrent.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/dtorrent/dtorrent/trunk/btfiles.cpp?r1=296&r2=301&view=patch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34752
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35499
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36471
- http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=2782875&group_id=202532&atid=981959
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1817
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/05/20/3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34584
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1092
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=501813
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49959
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8470
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg01010.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg01102.html
- http://dtorrent.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/dtorrent/dtorrent/trunk/btfiles.cpp?r1=296&r2=301&view=patch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34752
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35499
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36471
- http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=2782875&group_id=202532&atid=981959
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1817
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