VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2020-8437
The bencoding parser in BitTorrent uTorrent through 3.5.5 (build 45505) misparses nested bencoded dictionaries, which allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 12.0%
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 12.0%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
The bencoding parser in BitTorrent uTorrent through 3.5.5 (build 45505) misparses nested bencoded dictionaries, which allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 12.04% probability · 96th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-476
- Affected
- bittorrent/utorrent
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://blog.whtaguy.com/2020/09/utorrent-cve-2020-8437-vulnerability.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://forum.utorrent.com/forum/13-announcements/Vendor Advisory
- https://twitter.com/va_startThird Party Advisory
- https://utclient.utorrent.com/offers/beta_release_notes/release_notes.htmlRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://blog.whtaguy.com/2020/09/utorrent-cve-2020-8437-vulnerability.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://forum.utorrent.com/forum/13-announcements/Vendor Advisory
- https://twitter.com/va_startThird Party Advisory
- https://utclient.utorrent.com/offers/beta_release_notes/release_notes.htmlRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.