uTorrent memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in uTorrent. This vulnerability affects unknown code. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability was named CVE-2018-25042. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in uTorrent (Peer-to-Peer Software) (version now known). This affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was published 01/31/2018 by Tavis Ormandy (taviso) as confirmed bug report (Website). The advisory is shared at bugs.chromium.org. The public release has been coordinated with the project team. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-25042. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The advisory points out:

The utorrent binary disables ASLR and /GS. This is a really bad idea. (Note that the binary is UPX packed, but this doesn't change any security properties).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

Further details are available at scmagazineuk.com. Similar entries are available at VDB-113803, VDB-113804, VDB-113806 and VDB-113807. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2

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VulDB Temp Score: 4.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

01/31/2018 🔍
02/25/2018 +25 days 🔍
06/04/2022 +1559 days 🔍
02/10/2023 +251 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: bugs.chromium.org
Researcher: Tavis Ormandy (taviso)
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-25042 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-25042
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-113805
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Entryinfo

Created: 02/25/2018 12:46
Updated: 02/10/2023 09:55
Changes: 02/25/2018 12:46 (40), 01/08/2020 14:31 (2), 06/04/2022 14:26 (3), 02/10/2023 09:52 (3), 02/10/2023 09:55 (28)
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