6.8
MEDIUM
CVE-2014-4909
Transmission Integer Overflow Denial of Service RCE
Description

Integer overflow in the tr_bitfieldEnsureNthBitAlloced function in bitfield.c in Transmission before 2.84 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted peer message, which triggers an out-of-bounds write.

INFO

Published Date :

July 29, 2014, 2:55 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 2:11 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2014-4909 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 Canonical ubuntu_linux
1 Fedoraproject fedora
1 Transmissionbt transmission
1 Gentoo linux
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2014-4909.

URL Resource
http://inertiawar.com/submission.go Exploit
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-July/135539.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-08/msg00011.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/59897
http://secunia.com/advisories/60108
http://secunia.com/advisories/60527
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2988
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/10/4
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/11/5
http://www.osvdb.org/108997
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68487
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2279-1
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=516822
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1118290
https://trac.transmissionbt.com/wiki/Changes#version-2.84 Vendor Advisory
https://twitter.com/benhawkes/statuses/484378151959539712
http://inertiawar.com/submission.go Exploit
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-July/135539.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-08/msg00011.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/59897
http://secunia.com/advisories/60108
http://secunia.com/advisories/60527
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2988
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/10/4
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/11/5
http://www.osvdb.org/108997
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68487
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2279-1
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=516822
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1118290
https://trac.transmissionbt.com/wiki/Changes#version-2.84 Vendor Advisory
https://twitter.com/benhawkes/statuses/484378151959539712

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2014-4909 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://inertiawar.com/submission.go
    Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-July/135539.html
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-08/msg00011.html
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/59897
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/60108
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/60527
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2988
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/10/4
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/11/5
    Added Reference http://www.osvdb.org/108997
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68487
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2279-1
    Added Reference https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=516822
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1118290
    Added Reference https://trac.transmissionbt.com/wiki/Changes#version-2.84
    Added Reference https://twitter.com/benhawkes/statuses/484378151959539712
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Nov. 14, 2014

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-08/msg00011.html
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 30, 2014

    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.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2014-4909 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2014-4909 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

7.28 }} 3.56%

score

0.93990

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability