CVE-2020-8437
HighPublished
The bencoding parser in BitTorrent uTorrent through 3.5.5 (build 45505) misparses nested bencoded dictionaries, which allows a remote attacker to cause a...
- Published
- Mar 2, 2020
- Updated
- Aug 4, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Evidence observed
- Aug 8, 2026
Primary CVSS
7.5/ 10High
nvd · CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H12.0%
Moderate · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 96.0%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
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.
Sources
1- uTorrent-CVE-2020-8437Exploit
Exploit for uTorrent vulnerability CVE-2020-8437 by mavlevin
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