Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 2, 2020· Updated Aug 4, 2024
CVE-2020-8437
CVE-2020-8437
Description
The bencoding parser in BitTorrent uTorrent through 3.5.5 (build 45505) misparses nested bencoded dictionaries, which allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service.
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Affected products
2- BitTorrent/uTorrentdescription
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
4- blog.whtaguy.com/2020/09/utorrent-cve-2020-8437-vulnerability.htmlmitrex_refsource_MISC
- forum.utorrent.com/forum/13-announcements/mitrex_refsource_MISC
- twitter.com/va_startmitrex_refsource_MISC
- utclient.utorrent.com/offers/beta_release_notes/release_notes.htmlmitrex_refsource_CONFIRM
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