GLSA 201006-06: Transmission: Multiple vulnerabilities
| Severity: | normal |
| Title: | Transmission: Multiple vulnerabilities |
| Date: | 06/01/2010 |
| Bugs: | |
| ID: | 201006-06 |
Synopsis
Stack-based buffer overflows in Transmission may allow for remote execution of arbitrary code.Background
Transmission is a cross-platform BitTorrent client.
Affected packages
| Package | Vulnerable | Unaffected | Architecture(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| net-p2p/transmission | < 1.92 | >= 1.92 | All supported architectures |
Description
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the tr_magnetParse() function in libtransmission/magnet.c have been discovered.
Impact
A remote attacker could cause a Denial of Service or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted magnet URL with a large number of tr or ws links.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
All Transmission users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-p2p/transmission-1.92"
References
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website:
Concerns?
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License
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