CVE-2016-5301
- Source
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5301
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2016-5301.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2016-5301
- Downstream
- Related
- Published
- 2016-06-30T17:59:09Z
- Modified
- 2025-10-21T03:47:32.058269Z
- Severity
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- 7.5 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
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The parsechunkheader function in libtorrent before 1.1.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted (1) HTTP response or possibly a (2) UPnP broadcast.
- References
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- https://github.com/arvidn/libtorrent/issues/780
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00079.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00103.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00043.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/04/9
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/05/1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91498
- https://github.com/arvidn/libtorrent/pull/782/files