CVE-2008-0646 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the bdecode_recursive function of Rasterbar Software libtorrent before version 0.12.1, also affecting Deluge before 0.5.8.3. An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this by sending a specially crafted bencoded message, leading to stack exhaustion and a crash. With a CVSS score of 7.8, this vulnerability is considered high severity due to its network-based attack vector and complete availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 0.5.8.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:deluge_team:deluge:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 0.12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:rasterbar_software:libtorrent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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