#VU33839 Input validation error in Transmission - CVE-2014-4909 

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#VU33839 Input validation error in Transmission - CVE-2014-4909

Published: July 29, 2014 / Updated: August 4, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU33839
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-4909
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Transmission
Software vendor:
Transmission Project

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.

Integer overflow in the tr_bitfieldEnsureNthBitAlloced function in bitfield.c in Transmission before 2.84 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted peer message, which triggers an out-of-bounds write.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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