CVE-2016-7164
published 2017-02-07CVE-2016-7164: 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…
PriorityP433high7.5CVSS 3.0
AVNACLPRNUINSUCNINAH
EPSS
2.62%
83.7th percentile
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.
Affected
2 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | libtorrent-rasterbar | < libtorrent-rasterbar 1.1.1-1 (bookworm) | libtorrent-rasterbar 1.1.1-1 (bookworm) |
| libtorrent | libtorrent | — | — |
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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GHSA
GHSA-rw6x-mqq5-jg2g: The construct function in puff
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-17
CVE-2016-7164 [HIGH] CWE-20 GHSA-rw6x-mqq5-jg2g: The construct function in puff
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.
OSV
CVE-2016-7164: The construct function in puff
osv·2017-02-07·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2016-7164 [HIGH] CVE-2016-7164: The construct function in puff
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.
Debian
CVE-2016-7164: libtorrent-rasterbar - The construct function in puff.cpp in Libtorrent 1.1.0 allows remote torrent tra...
vendor_debian·2016·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2016-7164 [HIGH] CVE-2016-7164: libtorrent-rasterbar - The construct function in puff.cpp in Libtorrent 1.1.0 allows remote torrent tra...
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.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 1.1.1-1)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 1.1.1-1)
forky: resolved (fixed in 1.1.1-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 1.1.1-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 1.1.1-1)
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2016-7164 libtorrent: Segmentation fault caused by malformed GZIP encoded response
bugzilla·2016-09-08·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2016-7164 [HIGH] CVE-2016-7164 libtorrent: Segmentation fault caused by malformed GZIP encoded response
CVE-2016-7164 libtorrent: Segmentation fault caused by malformed GZIP encoded response
A segmentation fault happens when receiving malformed GZIP encoded response. An attacker-controlled torrent tracker can crash victim torrent clients by sending malformed GZIP responses.
Upstream issue:
https://github.com/arvidn/libtorrent/issues/1021
Upstream patch:
https://github.com/arvidn/libtorrent/commit/debf3c6e3688aab8394fe5c47737625faffe6f9e
CVE assignment:
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q3/443
Discussion:
Created libtorrent tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1374351]
Affects: epel-all [bug 1374352]
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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
Bugzilla
CVE-2016-7164 libtorrent: Segmentation fault caused by malformed GZIP encoded response [epel-all]
bugzilla·2016-09-08·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2016-7164 [HIGH] CVE-2016-7164 libtorrent: Segmentation fault caused by malformed GZIP encoded response [epel-all]
CVE-2016-7164 libtorrent: Segmentation fault caused by malformed GZIP encoded 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 multip
Bugzilla
CVE-2016-7164 libtorrent: Segmentation fault caused by malformed GZIP encoded response [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2016-09-08·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2016-7164 [HIGH] CVE-2016-7164 libtorrent: Segmentation fault caused by malformed GZIP encoded response [fedora-all]
CVE-2016-7164 libtorrent: Segmentation fault caused by malformed GZIP encoded 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
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/08/1http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/08/7http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92891https://github.com/arvidn/libtorrent/issues/1021https://github.com/arvidn/libtorrent/pull/1022http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/08/1http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/08/7http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92891https://github.com/arvidn/libtorrent/issues/1021https://github.com/arvidn/libtorrent/pull/1022
2017-02-07
Published