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CVE-2008-4434

Published: Oct 3, 2008Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-119
9.3CRITICAL
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
11.0%
Top 4.5%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in (1) uTorrent 1.7.7 build 8179 and earlier and (2) BitTorrent 6.0.3 build 8642 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long Created By field in a .torrent file.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:MAu:NC:CI:CA:C
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:MAccess Complexity
Medium
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:CConfidentiality
Complete
I:CIntegrity
Complete
A:CAvailability
Complete
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Weaknesses

CWE-119

Affected Products

utorrent
commercialaka utorrent web, utorrent remote
utorrentMixed
Consumer Software / file-utility
bittorrent
oss-project
bittorrentMixed
Consumer Software / file-utility
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

http://forum.utorrent.com/viewtopic.php?id=44003
forum.utorrent.com
http://lists.immunitysec.com/pipermail/dailydave/attachments/20080811/35d6194b/attachment-0001.pdf
lists.immunitysec.com
http://seclists.org/dailydave/2008/q3/0155.html
seclists.org
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