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Gentoo GLSA-200907-14 Normal: Rasterbar Libtorrent Directory Overwrite

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Calendar Grey July 17, 2009
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A directory traversal flaw in Rasterbar libtorrent could allow unauthorized remote users to overwrite files on Gentoo installations.
A directory traversal vulnerability in Rasterbar libtorrent might allow a remote attacker to overwrite arbitrary files.

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200907-14 https://security.gentoo.org/ Severity: Normal Title: Rasterbar libtorrent: Directory traversal Date: July 17, 2009 Bugs: #273156, #273961 ID: 200907-14

Synopsis ======= A directory traversal vulnerability in Rasterbar libtorrent might allow a remote attacker to overwrite arbitrary files.
Background ========= Rasterbar libtorrent is a C++ BitTorrent implementation focusing on efficiency and scalability. Deluge is a BitTorrent client that ships a copy of libtorrent.
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