SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2016-7164

The construct function in puff.cpp in Libtorrent 1.1.0 allows remote torrent trackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault and crash) via a crafted GZIP response.

HIGH 7.5EPSS 2.62%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.62%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

The construct function in puff.cpp in Libtorrent 1.1.0 allows remote torrent trackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault and crash) via a crafted GZIP response.

CVSS 3.0
7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
2.62% probability · 85th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-20
Affected
libtorrent/libtorrent
Source
cve@mitre.org

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.