# 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.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.3 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **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:** No
- **Published:** 13 Aug 2015
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-3749-7fcp-r85v

## 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 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-5474?

It affects 2 products.


Products: 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.

## 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

- [CVE-2008-4434](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-4434/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2014-8515](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-8515/): Command injection in n/a (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2008-7166](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-7166/): Memory corruption in n/a (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2008-0364](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-0364/): Memory corruption in n/a (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2008-0071](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-0071/): Denial of service in n/a (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2015-5474 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-5474 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-5474/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-5474/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-5474
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5474
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2015-5474

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-5474/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.