USN-4790-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4790-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4790-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-4790-1
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Published
2021-03-15T21:10:34.774802Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:35:23Z
Summary
libtorrent vulnerability
Details

It was discovered that libtorrent incorrectly handled chunked headers. A remote attacker could possibly use this to cause a crash resulting in a denial of service.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS / libtorrent-rasterbar

Package

Name
libtorrent-rasterbar
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libtorrent-rasterbar@0.16.13-1ubuntu2.1+esm1?arch=source&distro=trusty/esm

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.16.13-1ubuntu2.1+esm1

Affected versions

0.*

0.16.11-1ubuntu1
0.16.11-1ubuntu2
0.16.11-1ubuntu4
0.16.11-1ubuntu5
0.16.13-1ubuntu1
0.16.13-1ubuntu2
0.16.13-1ubuntu2.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "0.16.13-1ubuntu2.1+esm1",
            "binary_name": "libtorrent-rasterbar-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.16.13-1ubuntu2.1+esm1",
            "binary_name": "libtorrent-rasterbar7"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.16.13-1ubuntu2.1+esm1",
            "binary_name": "python-libtorrent"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.16.13-1ubuntu2.1+esm1",
            "binary_name": "python3-libtorrent"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2016-5301"
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS"
}

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / libtorrent-rasterbar

Package

Name
libtorrent-rasterbar
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libtorrent-rasterbar@1.0.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.0.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

Affected versions

1.*

1.0.6-2
1.0.7-1
1.0.7-1build1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.0.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "libtorrent-rasterbar-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.0.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "libtorrent-rasterbar8"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.0.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "python-libtorrent"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.0.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "python3-libtorrent"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2016-5301"
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS"
}