Transmissionbt Transmission up to 1.81 bitfield.c tr_bitfieldEnsureNthBitAlloced numeric error
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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Transmissionbt Transmission up to 1.81. This issue affects the function tr_bitfieldEnsureNthBitAlloced
of the file bitfield.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a numeric error vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-189. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
Integer overflow in the tr_bitfieldEnsureNthBitAlloced function in bitfield.c in Transmission before 2.84 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted peer message, which triggers an out-of-bounds write.
The weakness was shared 07/29/2014 by Ben Hawkes (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at twitter.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2014-4909 since 07/11/2014. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 77128 (openSUSE Security Update : transmission (openSUSE-SU-2014:0980-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks.
Upgrading to version 1.82 eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (94453) and Tenable (77128). The entries VDB-48272, VDB-51474, VDB-53105 and VDB-61651 are related to this item.
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- 1.0
- 1.1
- 1.2
- 1.3
- 1.4
- 1.5
- 1.6
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- 1.10
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- 1.17
- 1.18
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- 1.72
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- 1.76
- 1.77
- 1.78
- 1.79
- 1.80
- 1.81
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.0
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VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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Exploiting
Class: Numeric errorCWE: CWE-189
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Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 77128
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : transmission (openSUSE-SU-2014:0980-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 702988
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2988-1 (transmission - security update)
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Transmission 1.82
Timeline
07/10/2014 🔍07/10/2014 🔍
07/11/2014 🔍
07/15/2014 🔍
07/29/2014 🔍
07/29/2014 🔍
07/30/2014 🔍
08/12/2014 🔍
03/26/2015 🔍
03/26/2022 🔍
Sources
Advisory: USN-2279-1Researcher: Ben Hawkes
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2014-4909 (🔍)
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X-Force: 94453
Vulnerability Center: 45644 - Transmission Before 2.84 Remote DoS and Code Execution Vulnerability due to Integer Overflow in bitfield.c, Medium
SecurityFocus: 68487 - Transmission Out of Bounds Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Secunia: 59897 - Transmission "tr_bitfieldEnsureNthBitAlloced()" Integer Overflow Denial of Servi, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 108997
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Entry
Created: 03/26/2015 12:07Updated: 03/26/2022 11:29
Changes: 03/26/2015 12:07 (71), 06/03/2017 07:37 (7), 03/26/2022 11:22 (3), 03/26/2022 11:29 (1)
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