Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability in Libtorrent 1.1.0 via Crafted GZIP Response

Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability in Libtorrent 1.1.0 via Crafted GZIP Response

CVE-2016-7164 · MEDIUM Severity

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The construct function in puff.cpp in Libtorrent 1.1.0 allows remote torrent trackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault and crash) via a crafted GZIP response.

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