#VU28196 Use-after-free in Transmission - CVE-2018-10756
Published: May 25, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU28196
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-10756
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Transmission
Transmission
Software vendor:
Transmission Project
Transmission Project
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the libtransmission/variant.c in Transmission. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted .torrent file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
External links
- https://github.com/transmission/transmission/commit/2123adf8e5e1c2b48791f9d22fc8c747e974180e
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/05/msg00022.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OVAG2HNKNRLWOACFN5F2ANJD2SQ53WI7/
- https://tomrichards.net/2020/05/cve-2018-10756-transmission/