CVE-2016-7164

HIGH

libtorrent 1.1.0 - Denial of Service via Crafted GZIP Response

Title source: llm

Description

The construct function in puff.cpp in Libtorrent 1.1.0 allows remote torrent trackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault and crash) via a crafted GZIP response.

References (5)

Core 5

Core References

Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm

https://github.com/arvidn/libtorrent/pull/1022

Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/08/7

Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm

https://github.com/arvidn/libtorrent/issues/1021

Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/08/1

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92891

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5

EPSS 0.0262

EPSS Percentile 83.6%

Attack Vector NETWORK

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

Details

CWE

CWE-20

Status published

Products (1)

libtorrent/libtorrent 1.1

Published Feb 07, 2017

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026