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CVE-2008-7166

MEDIUM · CVSS 5 EPSS 2.85%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2009-09-04 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.0. It may be remotely exploitable. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2008-7166
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5
EPSS
2.85%

Original NVD Description

Buffer overflow in the web interface in BitTorrent 6.0.1 (build 7859) and earlier, and uTorrent 1.7.6 (build 7859) and earlier, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and crash) via a crafted Range header. NOTE: this is probably a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-0071 and CVE-2008-0364.