CVE-2015-5685
The lazy_bdecode function in BitTorrent DHT bootstrap server (bootstrap-dht ) allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted packet, related to "improper indexing."
- EPSS
- 5.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 92% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
- CWE
- CWE-20
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- bittorrent:bootstrap-dht
References
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-366/
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-367/
- https://github.com/bittorrent/bootstrap-dht/commit/e809ea80e3527e32c40756eddd8b2ae44bc3af1a
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-366/
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-367/