Bug 1466431 (CVE-2017-9847) - CVE-2017-9847 rb_libtorrent: Heap-buffer overflow in bdecode function
Summary: CVE-2017-9847 rb_libtorrent: Heap-buffer overflow in bdecode function
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Status: CLOSED UPSTREAM
Alias: CVE-2017-9847
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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low
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Assignee: Red Hat Product Security
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Depends On: 1466433 1466432
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TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2017-06-29 15:03 UTC by Andrej Nemec
Modified: 2019-09-29 14:15 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2019-06-08 03:15:46 UTC
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Description Andrej Nemec 2017-06-29 15:03:19 UTC 
The bdecode function in bdecode.cpp in libtorren allows attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted file.

Upstream issue:

https://github.com/arvidn/libtorrent/issues/2099

Upstream patch:

https://github.com/arvidn/libtorrent/commit/ec30a5e9ec703afb8abefba757c6d401303b53db
Comment 1 Andrej Nemec 2017-06-29 15:03:38 UTC 
Created rb_libtorrent tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: epel-7 [bug 1466433]
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1466432]
Comment 2 Product Security DevOps Team 2019-06-08 03:15:46 UTC 
This CVE Bugzilla entry is for community support informational purposes only as it does not affect a package in a commercially supported Red Hat product. Refer to the dependent bugs for status of those individual community products.
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