| Name | CVE-2010-1853 |
| Description | Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the tr_magnetParse function in libtransmission/magnet.c in Transmission 1.91 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted magnet URL with a large number of (1) tr or (2) ws links. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| transmission (PTS) | bullseye | 3.00-1 | fixed |
| bookworm | 3.00-2.1+deb12u1 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 4.1.0~beta2+dfsg-3 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| transmission | source | lenny | (not affected) | | | |
| transmission | source | (unstable) | 1.92-1 | | | |
Notes
[lenny] - transmission <not-affected> (Support for Magnet links not yet available)