uTorrent and BitTorrent File Handling Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

uTorrent and BitTorrent File Handling Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

uTorrent and BitTorrent are prone to a remote buffer-overflow vulnerability because the software fails to properly bounds-check user-supplied input before copying it to an insufficiently sized memory buffer.

Successful exploits allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary machine code in the context of a vulnerable application. Failed exploit attempts will likely result in denial-of-service conditions.

uTorrent 1.7.7 (build 8179) and BitTorrent 6.0.3 (build 8642) are vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.