Gentoo: GLSA-201006-06: Transmission: Multiple vulnerabilities
Summary
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the tr_magnetParse() function in libtransmission/magnet.c have been discovered.
Resolution
All Transmission users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-p2p/transmission-1.92"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2010-1853 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-1853
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201006-06
Concerns
Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.
Synopsis
Stack-based buffer overflows in Transmission may allow for remote execution of arbitrary code.
Background
Transmission is a cross-platform BitTorrent client.
Affected Packages
------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 net-p2p/transmission < 1.92 >= 1.92
Impact
===== A remote attacker could cause a Denial of Service or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted magnet URL with a large number of tr or ws links.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.