CVE-2012-6129
Stack-based buffer overflow in utp.cpp in libutp, as used in Transmission before 2.74 and possibly other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted "micro transport protocol…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (5.10%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in utp.cpp in libutp, as used in Transmission before 2.74 and possibly other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted "micro transport protocol packets."
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 5.10% probability · 92th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- transmissionbt/transmission · canonical/ubuntu linux · fedoraproject/fedora
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-03/msg00064.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/13/1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1747-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=909934
- https://trac.transmissionbt.com/changeset/13646Exploit, Patch
- https://trac.transmissionbt.com/ticket/5002
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-03/msg00064.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/13/1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1747-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=909934
- https://trac.transmissionbt.com/changeset/13646Exploit, Patch
- https://trac.transmissionbt.com/ticket/5002
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.