CVE Vulnerability

CVE-2020-8437

The bencoding parser in BitTorrent uTorrent through 3.5.5 (build 45505) misparses nested bencoded dictionaries, which allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service.

5 /10

CVSS v2.0 :

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 10 / Impact : 2.9

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact PARTIAL

Scope

7.5 /10

CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://utclient.utorrent.com/offers/beta_release_notes/release_notes.html Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://forum.utorrent.com/forum/13-announcements/ Vendor Advisory
https://twitter.com/va_start Third Party Advisory
https://blog.whtaguy.com/2020/09/utorrent-cve-2020-8437-vulnerability.html Exploit Third Party Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1

cpe:2.3:a:bittorrent:utorrent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Information

Published : 2020-03-02 07:15

Updated : 2022-05-03 02:29

NVD link : CVE-2020-8437

Mitre link : CVE-2020-8437

Products Affected
No products.
CWE
CWE-476