CVE-2016-10519 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

A security issue was found in bittorrent-dht before 5.1.3 that allows someone to send a specific series of messages to a listening peer and get it to reveal internal memory.

Published: 2018-05-31

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 1.6% Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

HackerOne

bittorrent-dht node module

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`<5.1.3`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:webtorrent:bittorrent-dht:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-0848	A security issue was found in bittorrent-dht before 5.1.3 that allows someone to send a specific series of messages to a listening peer and get it to reveal internal memory.
Github GHSA	GHSA-77g4-36jp-5v3m	Remote Memory Disclosure in bittorrent-dht

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01612.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/feross/bittorrent-dht/issues/87
https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/68

History

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Subscriptions

Webtorrent Bittorrent-dht

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: hackerone

Published: 2018-05-31T20:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-09-17T03:02:17.484Z

Reserved: 2017-10-29T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-10519

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-05-31T20:29:00.567

Modified: 2026-06-17T00:39:50.373

Link: CVE-2016-10519

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-200
Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
CWE-201
Insertion of Sensitive Information Into Sent Data

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