CVE-2010-0012

8.8 HIGH
Published: January 08, 2010 Modified: April 23, 2026
View on NVD

Description

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.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-01/msg00009.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List
http://secunia.com/advisories/37993
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/38005
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/t/transmission/transmission_1.22-1+lenny2.diff.gz
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://trac.transmissionbt.com/changeset/9829/
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
http://trac.transmissionbt.com/wiki/Changes#version-1.77
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-1967
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.mail-archive.com/debian-devel-changes%40lists.debian.org/msg264483.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/01/06/2
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/01/06/4
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0071
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Permissions Required
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55454
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://launchpad.net/bugs/500625
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Issue Tracking Patch
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-01/msg00009.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List
http://secunia.com/advisories/37993
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/38005
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/t/transmission/transmission_1.22-1+lenny2.diff.gz
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://trac.transmissionbt.com/changeset/9829/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://trac.transmissionbt.com/wiki/Changes#version-1.77
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-1967
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.mail-archive.com/debian-devel-changes%40lists.debian.org/msg264483.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/01/06/2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/01/06/4
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0071
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Permissions Required
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55454
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://launchpad.net/bugs/500625
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Patch

26 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
8.8 / 10.0
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-22

Affected Vendors

transmissionbt debian opensuse

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