CVE-2016-5301
published 2016-06-30CVE-2016-5301: The parse_chunk_header function in libtorrent before 1.1.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted (1) HTTP response or…
PriorityP434high7.5CVSS 3.0
AVNACLPRNUINSUCNINAH
EPSS
1.95%
77.9th percentile
The parse_chunk_header function in libtorrent before 1.1.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted (1) HTTP response or possibly a (2) UPnP broadcast.
Affected
4 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| arvidn | libtorrent | <= 1.1 | — |
| debian | libtorrent-rasterbar | < libtorrent-rasterbar 1.1.0-1 (bookworm) | libtorrent-rasterbar 1.1.0-1 (bookworm) |
| opensuse | leap | — | — |
| opensuse | opensuse | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.07.5HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvdv2.05.0MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
osv7.5HIGH
vendor_debian7.5HIGH
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Ubuntu
libtorrent vulnerability
vendor_ubuntu·2021-03-15
CVE-2016-5301 libtorrent vulnerability
Title: libtorrent vulnerability
Summary: libtorrent could be made to crash if it received specially crafted
input.
It was discovered that libtorrent incorrectly handled chunked headers.
A remote attacker could possibly use this to cause a crash resulting in a
denial of service.
Instructions: In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Debian
CVE-2016-5301: libtorrent-rasterbar - The parse_chunk_header function in libtorrent before 1.1.1 allows remote attacke...
vendor_debian·2016·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2016-5301 [HIGH] CVE-2016-5301: libtorrent-rasterbar - The parse_chunk_header function in libtorrent before 1.1.1 allows remote attacke...
The parse_chunk_header function in libtorrent before 1.1.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted (1) HTTP response or possibly a (2) UPnP broadcast.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 1.1.0-1)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 1.1.0-1)
forky: resolved (fixed in 1.1.0-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 1.1.0-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 1.1.0-1)
GHSA
GHSA-pwqc-6qvc-cw6x: The parse_chunk_header function in libtorrent before 1
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-14
CVE-2016-5301 [HIGH] CWE-20 GHSA-pwqc-6qvc-cw6x: The parse_chunk_header function in libtorrent before 1
The parse_chunk_header function in libtorrent before 1.1.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted (1) HTTP response or possibly a (2) UPnP broadcast.
OSV
CVE-2016-5301: The parse_chunk_header function in libtorrent before 1
osv·2016-06-30·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2016-5301 [HIGH] CVE-2016-5301: The parse_chunk_header function in libtorrent before 1
The parse_chunk_header function in libtorrent before 1.1.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted (1) HTTP response or possibly a (2) UPnP broadcast.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2016-5301 libtorrent: Crash while parsing invalid chunked HTTP or UPnP response [epel-all]
bugzilla·2016-06-07·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2016-5301 [HIGH] CVE-2016-5301 libtorrent: Crash while parsing invalid chunked HTTP or UPnP response [epel-all]
CVE-2016-5301 libtorrent: Crash while parsing invalid chunked HTTP or UPnP response [epel-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of Fedora EPEL.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the
fedpkg commit message.
NOTE: this issue affects multiple
Bugzilla
CVE-2016-5301 libtorrent: Crash while parsing invalid chunked HTTP or UPnP response [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2016-06-07·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2016-5301 [HIGH] CVE-2016-5301 libtorrent: Crash while parsing invalid chunked HTTP or UPnP response [fedora-all]
CVE-2016-5301 libtorrent: Crash while parsing invalid chunked HTTP or UPnP response [fedora-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of Fedora.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the
fedpkg commit message.
NOTE: this issue affects multiple sup
Bugzilla
CVE-2016-5301 libtorrent: Crash while parsing invalid chunked HTTP or UPnP response
bugzilla·2016-06-07·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2016-5301 [HIGH] CVE-2016-5301 libtorrent: Crash while parsing invalid chunked HTTP or UPnP response
CVE-2016-5301 libtorrent: Crash while parsing invalid chunked HTTP or UPnP response
A vulnerability was found in libtorrent. A specially crafted HTTP response from a tracker (or potentially a UPnP broadcast) can crash libtorrent in the parse_chunk_header() function.
Upstream bug:
https://github.com/arvidn/libtorrent/issues/780
Upstream fix:
https://github.com/arvidn/libtorrent/pull/782
Discussion:
Created libtorrent tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1343365]
Affects: epel-all [bug 1343366]
---
This bug relates to a different project [1,2] which is also known as "Rasterbar Libtorrent". That project has nothing to do with Libtorrent by Rakshasa [3] which is provided by "libtorrent" package. The projects name similarity can be confusing indeed.
[1] https://git
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00079.htmlhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00103.htmlhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00043.htmlhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/04/9http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/05/1http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91498https://github.com/arvidn/libtorrent/issues/780https://github.com/arvidn/libtorrent/pull/782/fileshttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00079.htmlhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00103.htmlhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00043.htmlhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/04/9http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/05/1http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91498https://github.com/arvidn/libtorrent/issues/780https://github.com/arvidn/libtorrent/pull/782/files
2016-06-30
Published