CVE-2016-5301
libtorrent-rasterbar - security update
7.5
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.4%
Description
The parse_chunk_header function in libtorrent before 1.1.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted (1) HTTP response or possibly a (2) UPnP broadcast.
How to fix CVE-2016-5301
To remediate CVE-2016-5301, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/libtorrent-rasterbar—upgrade to 1.1.0-1 or later
- —upgrade to 0.15.10-1+deb7u1 or later
Is CVE-2016-5301 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 1.4%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 1.1.0-1
- from 0, < 0.15.10-1+deb7u1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |