CVE-2008-0364
Buffer overflow in (1) BitTorrent 6.0 and earlier; and (2) uTorrent 1.7.5 and earlier, and 1.8...
CVE-2008-0364 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Bittorrent, published January 18, 2008. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 8.89%, the 95th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 5.0 MediumCVSS 2.0, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 8.89%EPSS, 95th percentile
- Exploitation
- None known1 public exploit
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
Buffer overflow in (1) BitTorrent 6.0 and earlier; and (2) uTorrent 1.7.5 and earlier, and 1.8-alpha-7834 and earlier in the 1.8.x series; on Windows allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a long Unicode string representing a client version identifier.
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | BitTorrent 6.0 / uTorrent 1.6/1.7 - Peers Window Remote Code Execution | 2008-01-16 |
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Buffer overflow in (1) BitTorrent 6.0 and earlier; and (2) uTorrent 1.7.5 and earlier, and 1.8-alpha-7834 and earlier in the 1.8.x series; on Windows allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a long Unicode string representing a client version identifier.
- Record
CVE-2008-0364- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
Buffer overflow in (1) BitTorrent 6.0 and earlier; and (2) uTorrent 1.7.5 and earlier, and 1.8-alpha-7834 and earlier in the 1.8.x series; on Windows allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a long Unicode string representing a client version identifier.
- Record
CVE-2008-0364- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-0374No score
Buffer overflow in (1) BitTorrent 6.0 and earlier; and (2) uTorrent 1.7.5 and earlier, and 1.8-alpha-7834 and earlier in the 1.8.x series; on Windows allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a long Unicode string representing a client version identifier.
- Record
EUVD-2008-0374- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q395-g9g3-9q27No score
Buffer overflow in (1) BitTorrent 6.0 and earlier; and (2) uTorrent 1.7.5 and earlier, and 1.8...
Buffer overflow in (1) BitTorrent 6.0 and earlier; and (2) uTorrent 1.7.5 and earlier, and 1.8-alpha-7834 and earlier in the 1.8.x series; on Windows allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a long Unicode string representing a client version identifier.
- Record
GHSA-q395-g9g3-9q27- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
References
securityfocus.com/bid/27321
aluigi.org/poc/ruttorrent.zip
secunia.com/advisories/28537
forum.utorrent.com/viewtopic.php?id=29330
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securityreason.com/securityalert/3554
aluigi.altervista.org/adv/ruttorrent-adv.txt
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39720
download.utorrent.com/1.7.6/utorrent-1.7.6.txt
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-0364
github.com/advisories/GHSA-q395-g9g3-9q27