5.8
MEDIUM CVSS 2.0
CVE-2009-1760
LibTorrent Directory Traversal Vulnerability
Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in src/torrent_info.cpp in Rasterbar libtorrent before 0.14.4, as used in firetorrent, qBittorrent, deluge Torrent, and other applications, allows remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) and partial relative pathname in a Multiple File Mode list element in a .torrent file.

INFO

Published Date :

June 11, 2009, 9:30 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 9, 2025, 12:30 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2009-1760 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Rasterbar_software libtorrent
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
Solution
Follow the instructions below to mitigate the CVE-2009-1760 vulnerability.
Update the affected rb_libtorrent package.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2009-1760 is associated with the following CWEs:

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2009-1760 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2009-1760 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://census-labs.com/news/2009/06/08/libtorrent-rasterbar/
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/35277
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/35848
    Added Reference http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200907-14.xml
    Added Reference http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?group_id=79942&release_id=686456
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1815
    Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:139
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504151/100/0/threaded
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35262
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1534
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51008
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 10, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/504151/100/0/threaded [Patch]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504151/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 17, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/51008 [Patch]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51008 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 12, 2009

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 5.8
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.84 }} 0.25%

score

0.73632

percentile