CVE-2014-4909
MEDIUM severity · CVSS 6.8 · CWE-189
6.8CVSS MEDIUM
Summary
Integer overflow in the tr_bitfieldEnsureNthBitAlloced function in bitfield.c in Transmission before 2.84 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted peer message, which triggers an out-of-bounds write.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorNetwork
Attack complexity—
Privileges required—
User interaction—
Confidentiality impact—
Integrity impact—
Availability impact—
Exploit probability (EPSS)5%
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix in your normal patch cycle. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Additional information
- NVD record
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-July/135539.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-08/msg00011.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59897
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60108
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60527
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2988
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/10/4
- http://inertiawar.com/submission.goExploit