CVE-2020-8437

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Published Mar 2, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS 12.0% KEV · Not listed

Description

The bencoding parser in BitTorrent uTorrent through 3.5.5 (build 45505) misparses nested bencoded dictionaries, which allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:bittorrent:utorrent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 12.0% (12.042% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://blog.whtaguy.com/2020/09/utorrent-cve-2020-8437-vulnerability.html
https://forum.utorrent.com/forum/13-announcements/
https://twitter.com/va_start
https://utclient.utorrent.com/offers/beta_release_notes/release_notes.html

History

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Subscriptions

Bittorrent Utorrent

Weaknesses

CWE-476

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 9:56 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Mar 2, 2020, 6:33 PM
Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 9:56 AM
Reserved: Jan 29, 2020, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 3:26 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Mar 2, 2020, 7:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:26 AM

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