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FreeBSD: libtorrent-rasterbar -- denial of service (CVE-2016-5301)

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FreeBSD: libtorrent-rasterbar -- denial of service (CVE-2016-5301)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
06/30/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
07/04/2016
Modified
10/30/2017

Description

The parse_chunk_header function in libtorrent before 1.1.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted (1) HTTP response or possibly a (2) UPnP broadcast.

Solution(s)

  • freebsd-upgrade-package-libtorrent-rasterbar

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