P2P.Bittorrent.Created.By.Buffer.Overflow
Description
This indicates an attack attempt against a buffer-overflow vulnerability in uTorrent.
The vulnerability is caused by a boundary error when the vulnerable software handles a malicious ".torrent" file. It allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code.
Affected Products
uTorrent
1.8 Release Candidate 6 (build 11564)
1.7.7 (released 25 Jan 2008)
1.7.6 (released 15 Jan 2008)
1.7.5 ? 1.6
Impact
System Compromise: Remote attackers can gain control of vulnerable systems.
Recommended Actions
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Telemetry
Coverage
IPS (Regular DB) | |
IPS (Extended DB) |