CVE-2008-0646

Publication date 7 February 2008

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

Description

The bdecode_recursive function in include/libtorrent/bencode.hpp in Rasterbar Software libtorrent before 0.12.1, as used in Deluge before 0.5.8.3 and other products, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (stack exhaustion and crash) via a crafted bencoded message.

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Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
deluge 8.10 intrepid Not in release
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
7.10 gutsy Not in release
7.04 feisty Not in release
6.10 edgy Not in release
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release
deluge-torrent 8.10 intrepid
Not affected
8.04 LTS hardy
Not affected
7.10 gutsy Ignored end of life, was needed
7.04 feisty Not in release
6.10 edgy Not in release
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release
libtorrent 8.10 intrepid
Not affected
8.04 LTS hardy
Not affected
7.10 gutsy
Not affected
7.04 feisty
Not affected
6.10 edgy
Not affected
6.06 LTS dapper
Not affected

Notes

fujitsu

Vulnerable code not present in libtorrent 0.11.

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