uTorrent up to 1.7.7 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in uTorrent up to 1.7.7. This affects an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2008-4434. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in uTorrent up to 1.7.7 (Peer-to-Peer Software) and classified as very critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Stack-based buffer overflow in (1) uTorrent 1.7.7 build 8179 and earlier and (2) BitTorrent 6.0.3 build 8642 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long Created By field in a .torrent file.

The weakness was presented 10/03/2008 by Rhys Kidd (Website). The advisory is available at seclists.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2008-4434 since 10/03/2008. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/25/2025).

A public exploit has been developed in Perl. It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115888 (uTorrent "created by" Buffer Overflow Vulnerability).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 6306.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (44404), SecurityFocus (BID 30653†), Secunia (SA31441†), SecurityTracker (ID 1020664†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-35600†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.4

VulDB Base Score: 10.0
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Exploitinginfo

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

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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10/03/2008 +52 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: seclists.org
Researcher: Rhys Kidd
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-4434 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-4434
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-44338
X-Force: 44404
SecurityFocus: 30653 - uTorrent and BitTorrent File Handling Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 31441 - uTorrent "created by" Buffer Overflow Vulnerability, Highly Critical
SecurityTracker: 1020664 - uTorrent Stack Overflow in Processing '.torrent' File 'created by' String Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 35600 - uTorrent and BitTorrent Stack-Based Buffer Overflow Allows Remote DoS\\Code Execution, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-2340

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 05/25/2025 09:19
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (53), 04/14/2017 14:31 (22), 05/25/2025 09:19 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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