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CVE-2010-0012

Directory traversal vulnerability in libtransmission/metainfo.c in Transmission 1.22, 1.34, 1.75, and 1.76 allows remote

Directory traversal vulnerability in libtransmission/metainfo.c in Transmission 1.22, 1.34, 1.75, and 1.76 allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a pathname within a .torrent file.

HIGH · CVSS 8.8 EPSS 0.00297
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  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules1 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
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Affected Products & Versions

3
transmissionbt transmissionall versions
debian linuxall versions
opensuseall versions
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Sigma Hunt Rules

1
Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.
productmediumPnscan Binary Data Transmission Activity
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Scoring & Timeline

8.8
HIGH · CVSS v3.1 · secalert@redhat.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD08 Jan 2010 · 05:30 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Vendor Advisories

1
usnUSN-885-1
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References & Sources

13
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-01/msg00009.htmlMailing List
http://secunia.com/advisories/37993Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/38005Broken Link
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/t/transmission/transmission_1.22-1+lenny2.diff.gzBroken Link
http://trac.transmissionbt.com/changeset/9829/Patch
http://trac.transmissionbt.com/wiki/Changes#version-1.77Broken Link
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