CVE-2016-7164 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Libtorrent 1.1.0, specifically within the construct function in puff.cpp. A remote attacker can exploit this by sending a specially crafted GZIP response from a torrent tracker, leading to a segmentation fault and application crash. This vulnerability carries a CVSS v3 score of 7.5 (HIGH), indicating a network-exploitable flaw with low attack complexity and high impact on availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:libtorrent:libtorrent:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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