CVE-2006-0339 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in BitComet Client version 0.60. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by crafting a torrent file with an excessively long publisher URI, which triggers the overflow when a user clicks the publisher's name link. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is considered highly severe, requiring no authentication and low attack complexity for a network-based attacker to achieve partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this older vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.60CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:bitcomet:bitcomet:0.60:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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