vulnerability

Debian: CVE-2016-7164: libtorrent-rasterbar -- security update

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Feb 7, 2017
Added
Jul 30, 2024
Modified
Mar 30, 2026

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.

Solution

debian-upgrade-libtorrent-rasterbar
Title
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