Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the tr_magnetParse function in…
Priority LOW 37CWE-119Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · 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
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the tr_magnetParse function in libtransmission/magnet.c in Transmission 1.91 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted magnet URL with a large number of (1) tr or (2) ws links.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.03782 90th percentileScored 2026-11-07
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 · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:transmissionbt:transmission:1.91:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.91 | Vulnerable | Transmissionbt |
- cpe:2.3:a:transmissionbt:transmission:1.91:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.91 Vulnerable ·Transmissionbt
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2010-1853
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m496-4rp5-r5pq
- 2026-11-06 EPSS moved to the 90th–95th percentile
References
More Transmissionbt Transmission vulnerabilities
- TI-2018-04112 Transmission through 2.92 relies on X-Transmission-Session-Id (which is not a forbidden… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2010-00715 Improper input validation in transmission CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2010-00012 Directory traversal vulnerability in libtransmission/metainfo.c in Transmission 1.22… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2012-05091 Stack-based buffer overflow in utp.cpp in libutp, as used in Transmission before 2.74 and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2018-07608 Use-after-free in libtransmission/variant.c in Transmission before 3.00 allows remote… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2014-04041 Integer overflow in the tr_bitfieldEnsureNthBitAlloced function in bitfield.c in… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
Sources
- CVE-2010-1853 · CVE Program
- CVE-2010-1853 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-m496-4rp5-r5pq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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