CVE-2008-7166 Memory corruption in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published 4 Sep 2009 Updated 17 Sep 2024

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in BitTorrent and uTorrent clients via a crafted Range header in the web interface.

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-2008-7166?

CVE-2008-7166 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Sep 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Buffer overflow in the web interface in BitTorrent 6.0.1 (build 7859) and earlier, and uTorrent 1.7.6 (build 7859) and earlier, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and crash) via a crafted Range header. NOTE: this is probably a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-0071 and CVE-2008-0364.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-7166?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Bittorrent Bittorrent, Utorrent Utorrent.

How do I fix CVE-2008-7166?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-7166 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2008-7166 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-7166 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-xw3m-wfv2-qhh9.