# CVE-2018-10756: Use-after-free in libtransmission/variant.c in Transmission before 3.00 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or poss

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2020-05-15 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Use-after-free in libtransmission/variant.c in Transmission before 3.00 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted torrent file.

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## References

- https://github.com/transmission/transmission/commit/2123adf8e5e1c2b48791f9d22fc8c747e974180e
- https://tomrichards.net/2020/05/cve-2018-10756-transmission/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OVAG2HNKNRLWOACFN5F2ANJD2SQ53WI7/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/05/msg00022.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CD3GLZ5URIK74RCGLSH72IVLDIJJMLQC/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-07
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00001.html

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