CVE-2010-0748
CRITICAL
9.8
CVSS Score
Published: October 30, 2019 at 10:34 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:16 PM UTC
3 products affected across 3 vendorsDebian LinuxTransmissionTransmission· also runs on 1 platform
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Severity
CRITICAL9.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
Description
Transmission before 1.92 allows an attacker to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly have other unspecified impact via a large number of tr arguments in a magnet link.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Debian Linux· Debiandrupal
95%v < 1.92
Affected range stops below 1.92, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
linux-linux-kernel (environment)
v < 1.92
Affected range stops below 1.92, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Runs on — not affected
The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (5)
x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2010-0748x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/transmission/transmission/wiki/Release-Notes#transmission-192-20100314x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-0748x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://trac.transmissionbt.com/ticket/2965Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/04/01/9CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-20
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