CVE-2008-0646 Denial of service in n/a
Attackers can cause a denial of service via crafted bencoded messages in libtorrent, affecting applications like Deluge.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2008-0646?
CVE-2008-0646 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Feb 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-0646?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Deluge Team Deluge, Rasterbar Software Libtorrent.
How do I fix CVE-2008-0646?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-0646 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2008-0646 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-0646 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r58h-mh9m-crp8.