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From: Robert Buchholz <rbu@g.o>
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Subject: [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 200907-14 ] Rasterbar libtorrent: Directory traversal
Date: Fri, 17 Jul 2009 07:17:44
Message-Id: 200907170853.18257.rbu@gentoo.org
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7 Severity: Normal
8 Title: Rasterbar libtorrent: Directory traversal
9 Date: July 17, 2009
10 Bugs: #273156, #273961
11 ID: 200907-14
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15 Synopsis
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18 A directory traversal vulnerability in Rasterbar libtorrent might allow
19 a remote attacker to overwrite arbitrary files.
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21 Background
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24 Rasterbar libtorrent is a C++ BitTorrent implementation focusing on
25 efficiency and scalability. Deluge is a BitTorrent client that ships a
26 copy of libtorrent.
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28 Affected packages
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32 Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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34 1 net-libs/rb_libtorrent < 0.13-r1 >= 0.13-r1
35 2 net-p2p/deluge < 1.1.9 >= 1.1.9
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37 2 affected packages on all of their supported architectures.
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40 Description
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43 census reported a directory traversal vulnerability in
44 src/torrent_info.cpp that can be triggered via .torrent files.
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46 Impact
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49 A remote attacker could entice a user or automated system using
50 Rasterbar libtorrent to load a specially crafted BitTorrent file to
51 create or overwrite arbitrary files using dot dot sequences in
52 filenames.
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54 Workaround
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57 There is no known workaround at this time.
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59 Resolution
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62 All Rasterbar libtorrent users should upgrade to the latest version:
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64 # emerge --sync
65 # emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=net-libs/rb_libtorrent-0.13-r1"
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67 All Deluge users should upgrade to the latest version:
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69 # emerge --sync
70 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-p2p/deluge-1.1.9"
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72 References
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75 [ 1 ] CVE-2009-1760
76 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-1760
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78 Availability
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81 This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
82 the Gentoo Security Website:
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84 http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200907-14.xml
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86 Concerns?
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89 Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
90 confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
91 importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
92 security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at
93 https://bugs.gentoo.org.
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95 License
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98 Copyright 2009 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
99 belongs to its owner(s).
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101 The contents of this document are licensed under the
102 Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
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104 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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