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TITLE:
Rasterbar Software libtorrent "bdecode_recursive()" Stack Overflow
Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA28699

VERIFY ADVISORY:
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CRITICAL:
Moderately critical

IMPACT:
DoS

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
Rasterbar Software libtorrent 0.x
http://secunia.com/product/17426/

DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in Rasterbar Software libtorrent,
which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of
Service).

The vulnerability is caused due to an error within the
"bdecode_recursive()" function in include/libtorrent/bencode.hpp when
processing certain bencoded data. This can be exploited to cause a
stack overflow and crash an application using the library by sending
specially crafted bencoded messages.

The vulnerability is reported in versions prior to 0.12.1.

SOLUTION:
Update to version 0.12.1.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Reported by the vendor.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://libtorrent.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/libtorrent/branches/RC_0_12/include/libtorrent/bencode.hpp?r1=956&r2=1968&pathrev=1968

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