Buffer overflow in (1) BitTorrent 6.0 and earlier; and (2) uTorrent 1.7.5 and earlier…
Priority LOW 34CWE-119Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Buffer overflow in (1) BitTorrent 6.0 and earlier; and (2) uTorrent 1.7.5 and earlier, and 1.8-alpha-7834 and earlier in the 1.8.x series; on Windows allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a long Unicode string representing a client version identifier.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.08892 95th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 3
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:bittorrent:bittorrent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 6.0 | Vulnerable | Bittorrent |
| cpe:2.3:a:utorrent:utorrent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 1.7.5 | Vulnerable | uTorrent |
| cpe:2.3:a:utorrent:utorrent:1.8-alpha-7834:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.8-alpha-7834 | Vulnerable | uTorrent |
- cpe:2.3:a:bittorrent:bittorrent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 6.0 Vulnerable ·Bittorrent
- cpe:2.3:a:utorrent:utorrent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.7.5 Vulnerable ·uTorrent
- cpe:2.3:a:utorrent:utorrent:1.8-alpha-7834:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8-alpha-7834 Vulnerable ·uTorrent
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-0364
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q395-g9g3-9q27
References
Sources
- CVE-2008-0364 · CVE Program
- CVE-2008-0364 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-q395-g9g3-9q27 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2008-0364 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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