CVE-2015-5474 Command injection in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands via crafted magnet or bittorrent URLs, requiring user interaction to click the link.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2015-5474?
CVE-2015-5474 is a critical command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Aug 2015. 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
BitTorrent and uTorrent allow remote attackers to inject command line parameters and execute arbitrary commands via a crafted URL using the (1) bittorrent or (2) magnet protocol.
Weakness: CWE-77
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-5474?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Bittorrent Bittorrent, Utorrent Utorrent.
How do I fix CVE-2015-5474?
No fix has been published for CVE-2015-5474 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2015-5474 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-5474 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3749-7fcp-r85v.