Buffer overflow in Rahul Ctorrent

CVE-2009-1759

Stack-based buffer overflow in the btFiles::BuildFromMI function (trunk/btfiles.cpp) in Enhanced CTorrent (aka dTorrent) 3.3.2 and probably earlier, and CTorrent 1.3.4, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a Torrent file containing a long path.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.137 (96.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2009-1759?
CVE-2009-1759 is a vulnerability in Rahul Ctorrent, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2009-05-22.
Is CVE-2009-1759 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.