Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : libtorrent-rasterbar (MDVSA-2009:139)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 48148

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Synopsis

The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

A security vulnerability has been identified and corrected in libtorrent-rasterbar :

Directory traversal vulnerability in src/torrent_info.cpp in Rasterbar libtorrent before 0.14.4, as used in firetorrent, qBittorrent, deluge Torrent, and other applications, allows remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) and partial relative pathname in a Multiple File Mode list element in a .torrent file (CVE-2009-1760).

The updated packages have been patched to prevent this.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 48148

File Name: mandriva_MDVSA-2009-139.nasl

Version: 1.13

Type: local

Family: Mandriva Local Security Checks

Published: 7/30/2010

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:mandriva:linux:lib64torrent-rasterbar-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64torrent-rasterbar1, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libtorrent-rasterbar-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libtorrent-rasterbar1, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:python-libtorrent-rasterbar, cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2009.1

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/Mandrake/release, Host/Mandrake/rpm-list

Patch Publication Date: 6/24/2009

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2009-1760

CWE: 22

MDVSA: 2009:139

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