Opened 12 years ago
Closed 12 years ago
#667 closed Bug (fixed)
remote crash exploit in bencode parser
| Reported by: | ghazel | Owned by: | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Priority: | Highest | Milestone: | 1.04 |
| Component: | Transmission | Version: | 1.03 |
| Severity: | Blocker | Keywords: | |
| Cc: |
Description
When parsing a very deep bencoded message, Tranmission can get a stack overflow. That means an attacked can send a protocol extension message consisting of many "l" characaters, creating a very, very deep bencoded structure.
Tested and does crash Transmission
Change History (4)
comment:1 Changed 12 years ago by eisa01
comment:2 Changed 12 years ago by charles
It affects all versions up through, and including, 1.03
comment:3 Changed 12 years ago by charles
- Severity changed from Critical to Blocker
- Version changed from 1.02+ to 1.02
We're working on a fix for this for a quick 1.04 release.
comment:4 Changed 12 years ago by charles
- Milestone changed from None Set to 1.04
- Resolution set to fixed
- Status changed from new to closed
- Version changed from 1.02 to 1.03
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Does this affect 1.02 too, or only the trunk?