CVE-2008-7166 json
Buffer overflow in the web interface in BitTorrent 6.0.1 (build 7859) and earlier, and uTorrent 1.7.6 (build 7859) and earlier, allows remo…
published 2009-09-04 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-7125
- cvss
- 5.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.8%
- EPSS 2.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 86%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Buffer overflow in the web interface in BitTorrent 6.0.1 (build 7859) and earlier, and uTorrent 1.7.6 (build 7859) and earlier, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and crash) via a crafted Range header. NOTE: this is probably a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-0071 and CVE-2008-0364.
Exploit prediction
2.85% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
References
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secunia.com
/advisories/28695
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
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vupen.com
/english/advisories/2008/0327
vdb-entry, vendor-advisory
-
secunia.com
/advisories/28686
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
-
vupen.com
/english/advisories/2008/0326
vdb-entry, vendor-advisory
- aluigi.altervista.org /adv/ruttorrent2-adv.txt
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osvdb.org
/42826
vdb-entry
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osvdb.org
/42825
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2008-7166
- NVD CVE-2008-7166
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