CVE-2016-7164
N/A
Published: February 7, 2017 at 03:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:52 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLibtorrent
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%
Description
The construct function in puff.cpp in Libtorrent 1.1.0 allows remote torrent trackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault and crash) via a crafted GZIP response.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (5)
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/08/1Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/08/7VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92891x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/arvidn/libtorrent/issues/1021x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/arvidn/libtorrent/pull/1022Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-20
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