Upstream information
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in libtransmission/metainfo.c in Transmission 1.22, 1.34, 1.75, and 1.76 allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a pathname within a .torrent file.SUSE information
Overall state of this security issue: Resolved
This issue is currently rated as having important severity.
| CVSS detail | National Vulnerability Database | 
|---|---|
| Base Score | 6.8 | 
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P | 
| Access Vector | Network | 
| Access Complexity | Medium | 
| Authentication | None | 
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial | 
| Integrity Impact | Partial | 
| Availability Impact | Partial | 
| CVSS detail | National Vulnerability Database | 
|---|---|
| Base Score | 8.8 | 
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | 
| Attack Vector | Network | 
| Attack Complexity | Low | 
| Privileges Required | None | 
| User Interaction | Required | 
| Scope | Unchanged | 
| Confidentiality Impact | High | 
| Integrity Impact | High | 
| Availability Impact | High | 
| CVSSv3 Version | 3.1 | 
SUSE Security Advisories:
- SUSE-SA:2010:008, published Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:00:00 +0000
 
SUSE Timeline for this CVE
CVE page created: Fri Jun 28 03:16:14 2013CVE page last modified: Mon Oct 6 18:16:06 2025