Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2018-25044 (CCN-229241)

Assigned:2018-01-31
Published:2018-01-31
Updated:2022-06-29
Summary:A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in uTorrent. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Guest Account. The manipulation leads to privilege escalation. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.
CVSS v3 Severity:8.8 High (CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
7.7 High (Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:U/RC:R)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): Required
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
6.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
5.6 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:U/RL:U/RC:R)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): Required
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:6.8 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
6.5 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): Single_Instance
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-269
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Privileges
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2018-25044

Source: MISC
Type: Third Party Advisory
http://www.math.sci.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/~m-mat/MT/efaq.html

Source: CCN
Type: Google Security Research Issue 1524
utorrent: various JSON-RPC issues resulting in remote code execution, information disclosure, etc.

Source: MISC
Type: Exploit, Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1524

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
utorrent-cve201825044-priv-esc(229241)

Source: MISC
Type: Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://vuldb.com/?id.113807

Source: CCN
Type: uTorrent Web site
uTorrent Web

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:bittorrent:utorrent:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    bittorrent utorrent -