CVE-2008-0071

BitTorrent < 6.0.3 - Denial of Service via Malformed HTTP Range Header

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2008-0071. PoCs published by Exodus.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit targets a Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability in uTorrent/BitTorrent WebUI by sending a malformed HTTP request with an excessively large Range header. The exploit requires authentication and sends a base64-encoded credential to trigger the vulnerability.

Description

The Web UI interface in (1) BitTorrent before 6.0.3 build 8642 and (2) uTorrent before 1.8beta build 10524 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via an HTTP request with a malformed Range header.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Exodus · perldoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5918

This exploit targets a Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability in uTorrent/BitTorrent WebUI by sending a malformed HTTP request with an excessively large Range header. The exploit requires authentication and sends a base64-encoded credential to trigger the vulnerability.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: uTorrent / BitTorrent WebUI HTTP 1.7.7/6.0.1
Auth required
Prerequisites: Network access to the target WebUI · Valid credentials for authentication
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (11)

Core 11
Core References
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_sreason
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3943
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/28703
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2008-7/advisory/
Patch vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29661
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1809
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/30605
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1808
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020266
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493269/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020265
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5918

Scores

EPSS 0.0719
EPSS Percentile 93.5%

Details

CWE
CWE-20
Status published
Products (50)
bittorrent/bittorrent 3.9.1
bittorrent/bittorrent 4.0.0
bittorrent/bittorrent 4.0.1
bittorrent/bittorrent 4.0.2
bittorrent/bittorrent 4.0.3
bittorrent/bittorrent 4.0.4
bittorrent/bittorrent 4.1.0
bittorrent/bittorrent 4.1.1
bittorrent/bittorrent 4.1.2
bittorrent/bittorrent 4.1.3
... and 40 more
Published Jun 16, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026