VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2015-5685
The lazy_bdecode function in BitTorrent DHT bootstrap server (bootstrap-dht ) allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted packet, related to "improper indexing."
HIGH 7.5EPSS 5.51%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (5.51%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The lazy_bdecode function in BitTorrent DHT bootstrap server (bootstrap-dht ) allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted packet, related to "improper indexing."
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 5.51% probability · 92th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- bittorrent/bootstrap-dht
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-366/
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-367/
- https://github.com/bittorrent/bootstrap-dht/commit/e809ea80e3527e32c40756eddd8b2ae44bc3af1a
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-366/
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-367/
- https://github.com/bittorrent/bootstrap-dht/commit/e809ea80e3527e32c40756eddd8b2ae44bc3af1a
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.