CVE-2009-1759 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a crash or execute arbitrary code by tricking a user into opening a malicious Torrent file with a long path.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2009-1759?
CVE-2009-1759 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 May 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-1759?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Rahul Ctorrent, Rahul Dtorrent.
How do I fix CVE-2009-1759?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2009-1759 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2009-1759 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2009-1759, DSA-1817-1, GHSA-chfx-pv5j-438m.