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GLSA-200907-14 : Rasterbar libtorrent: Directory traversal

medium Nessus Plugin ID 39868

Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200907-14 (Rasterbar libtorrent: Directory traversal)

 census reported a directory traversal vulnerability in src/torrent_info.cpp that can be triggered via .torrent files.
 Impact :

 A remote attacker could entice a user or automated system using Rasterbar libtorrent to load a specially crafted BitTorrent file to create or overwrite arbitrary files using dot dot sequences in filenames.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All Rasterbar libtorrent users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-libs/rb_libtorrent-0.13-r1' All Deluge users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-p2p/deluge-1.1.9'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200907-14

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 39868

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200907-14.nasl

Version: 1.14

Type: local

Published: 7/20/2009

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:deluge, p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:rb_libtorrent, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Patch Publication Date: 7/17/2009

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2009-1760

CWE: 22

GLSA: 200907-14