CVE-2016-7164 Denial of service in n/a
Remote torrent trackers can crash the application via a crafted GZIP response in Libtorrent, causing a denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2016-7164?
CVE-2016-7164 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Feb 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The construct function in puff.cpp in Libtorrent 1.1.0 allows remote torrent trackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault and crash) via a crafted GZIP response.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-7164?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Libtorrent Libtorrent.
How do I fix CVE-2016-7164?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
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-2016-7164 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-7164 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2016-7164, GHSA-rw6x-mqq5-jg2g, MGASA-2016-0320, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-7164.