What is CVE-2016-10519?

CVE-2016-10519 is a high-severity vulnerability in HackerOne Bittorrent-Dht Node Module, classified under Insertion of Sensitive Information into Sent Data. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-05-31.

How severe is CVE-2016-10519?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Information disclosure in HackerOne Bittorrent-Dht Node Module

CVE-2016-10519

A security issue was found in bittorrent-dht before 5.1.3 that allows someone to send a specific series of messages to a listening peer and get it to reveal internal memory.

Published 2018-05-31 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.016 (75.4th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 75th percentile — 75.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.016 · newest: 0.016 · change: 0.000

Affected products

HackerOne Bittorrent-Dht Node Module — versions <5.1.3
Webtorrent Bittorrent-Dht

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

nodesecurity.io/advisories/68 (Third Party Advisory)
github.com/feross/bittorrent-dht/issues/87 (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-10519?: CVE-2016-10519 is a high-severity vulnerability in HackerOne Bittorrent-Dht Node Module, classified under Insertion of Sensitive Information into Sent Data. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-05-31.
How severe is CVE-2016-10519?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.