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BitComet Client .torrent URI Handling Overflow

high Nessus Plugin ID 20749

Synopsis

The remote Windows host has a peer-to-peer application that is affected by a remote buffer overflow vulnerability.

Description

The version of BitComet installed on the remote Windows host has a buffer overflow flaw that could be triggered using a .torrent with a specially crafted publisher's name to crash the application or even execute arbitrary code remotely subject to the user's privileges.

Solution

Upgrade to BitComet 0.61 or later, or remove the application.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?19a06781

http://www.bitcomet.com/en/changelog

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 20749

File Name: bitcomet_061.nasl

Version: 1.16

Type: local

Published: 1/20/2006

Updated: 11/15/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

Required KB Items: SMB/BitComet/Version

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/18/2006

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-0339

BID: 16311