Transmissionbt transmission 1.22/1.34/1.75/1.76 path traversal

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Transmissionbt transmission 1.22/1.34/1.75/1.76. Affected is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Directory traversal vulnerability in libtransmission/metainfo.c in Transmission 1.22, 1.34, 1.75, and 1.76 allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a pathname within a .torrent file.

The weakness was shared 01/08/2010 by Dan Rosenberg (Website). The advisory is available at launchpad.net. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2010-0012. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1006 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 44114 (openSUSE Security Update : transmission (transmission-1777)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 175047 (Debian Security Update for Transmission (DSA-1967)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (55454), Tenable (44114), SecurityFocus (BID 37659†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-24627†).

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 44114
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : transmission (transmission-1777)
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OpenVAS ID: 66658
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1967-1 (transmission)
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 9829
Researcher: Dan Rosenberg
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2010-0012 (🔍)
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X-Force: 55454
SecurityFocus: 37659 - Transmission Arbitrary File Overwrite Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 24627 - Transmission Project Remote Directory Traversal Vulnerability via a Pathname with .torrent File, Medium

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Created: 03/18/2015 03:15 PM
Updated: 02/02/2025 06:49 AM
Changes: 03/18/2015 03:15 PM (57), 02/20/2017 10:06 AM (10), 08/30/2021 02:43 PM (5), 08/30/2021 02:46 PM (1), 02/02/2025 06:49 AM (18)
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