# CVE-2014-4909: Integer overflow in the tr\_bitfieldEnsureNthBitAlloced function in bitfield.c in Transmission before 2.84 allows remote attackers to cause a

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2014-07-29 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Integer overflow in the tr_bitfieldEnsureNthBitAlloced function in bitfield.c in Transmission before 2.84 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted peer message, which triggers an out-of-bounds write.

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## References

- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-July/135539.html
- https://trac.transmissionbt.com/wiki/Changes#version-2.84
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/10/4
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68487
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=516822
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/11/5
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60108
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60527
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59897
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2988
- http://inertiawar.com/submission.go
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2279-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1118290
- https://twitter.com/benhawkes/statuses/484378151959539712
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-08/msg00011.html
- http://www.osvdb.org/108997

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