CVE-2008-4434
Stack-based buffer overflow in (1) uTorrent 1.7.7 build 8179 and earlier and (2) BitTorrent 6.0.3 build 8642 and earlier allows remote…
- 9.3HighCVSS base score
- 11.0%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 4.1% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 1Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in (1) uTorrent 1.7.7 build 8179 and earlier and (2) BitTorrent 6.0.3 build 8642 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long Created By field in a .torrent file.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list an Exploit-DB entry for it.
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Exploit-DB1 entry
- BitTorrent 6.0.3 - '.torrent' Local Stack Buffer Overflow (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 6787local, windowspublished 19 Oct 2008Verified
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Timeline
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Published
- 16 years later
· 16 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 11.0% · top 4.1% of all CVEs (10 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 9.3.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
10
- 1020664 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 31441 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://lists.immunitysec.com/pipermail/dailydave/attachments/20080811/35d6194b/attachment-0001.pdf (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- ADV-2008-2341 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- ADV-2008-2340 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- http://forum.utorrent.com/viewtopic.php?id=44003 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 31445 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 30653 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- bittorrent-utorrent-createdby-bo(44404) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- [dailydave] 20080811 A new datapoint for 0day lifetime (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2008-4415 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2008-4434)Record last updated .