CVE-2017-9847

NameCVE-2017-9847
DescriptionThe bdecode function in bdecode.cpp in libtorrent 1.1.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted file.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
Debian Bugs865845

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
libtorrent-rasterbar (PTS)bullseye1.2.9-0.3fixed
bookworm2.0.8-1fixed
sid, trixie2.0.10-1.1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
libtorrent-rasterbarsourcewheezy(not affected)
libtorrent-rasterbarsource(unstable)1.1.4-1865845

Notes

[stretch] - libtorrent-rasterbar <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[jessie] - libtorrent-rasterbar <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[wheezy] - libtorrent-rasterbar <not-affected> (new bdecode introduced in 1.1.0; vulnerable code not present)
https://github.com/arvidn/libtorrent/issues/2099
Fixed by: https://github.com/arvidn/libtorrent/commit/ec30a5e9ec703afb8abefba757c6d401303b53db
Pre-1.1.0 versions possibly similarly affected in lazy_bdecode.cpp

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