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FreeBSD : libtorrent-rasterbar -- denial of service (093584f2-3f14-11e6-b3c8-14dae9d210b8)

high Nessus Plugin ID 91908

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Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Brandon Perry reports :

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.

Solution

Update the affected package.

See Also

https://github.com/arvidn/libtorrent/issues/780

http://www.nessus.org/u?d2dcb6a5

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 91908

File Name: freebsd_pkg_093584f23f1411e6b3c814dae9d210b8.nasl

Version: 2.5

Type: local

Published: 7/1/2016

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:libtorrent-rasterbar, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Patch Publication Date: 6/30/2016

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/3/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-5301