bittorrent-dht up to 5.1.2 on Node.js Messages information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in bittorrent-dht up to 5.1.2 on Node.js. This affects an unknown part. Such manipulation as part of Messages leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2016-10519. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in bittorrent-dht up to 5.1.2 on Node.js (JavaScript Library). Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality. The manipulation as part of a Messages leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

A security issue was found in bittorrent-dht before 5.1.3 that allows someone to send a specific series of messages to a listening peer and get it to reveal internal memory.

The bug was discovered 01/04/2016. The weakness was released 05/31/2018 (Website). The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2016-10519 since 10/29/2017. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1592 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 878 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Upgrading to version 5.1.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

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CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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NVD Base Score: 7.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: bittorrent-dht 5.1.3

Timelineinfo

01/04/2016 🔍
10/29/2017 +664 days 🔍
05/31/2018 +213 days 🔍
05/31/2018 +0 days 🔍
06/01/2018 +1 days 🔍
03/17/2023 +1750 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 87
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2016-10519 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-10519
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-118406

Entryinfo

Created: 06/01/2018 09:26
Updated: 03/17/2023 19:24
Changes: 06/01/2018 09:26 (59), 02/10/2020 09:22 (1), 03/17/2023 19:24 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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