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CVE-2008-0646

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2008-02-07 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-119

Description

The bdecode_recursive function in include/libtorrent/bencode.hpp in Rasterbar Software libtorrent before 0.12.1, as used in Deluge before 0.5.8.3 and other products, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (stack exhaustion and crash) via a crafted bencoded message.

Affected products

• Deluge Team Deluge: through 0.5.8.2
• Rasterbar Software Libtorrent: through 0.12

References

• http://deluge-torrent.org/Changelog.php
• http://libtorrent.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/libtorrent/branches/RC_0_12/include/libtorrent/bencode.hpp?r1=956&r2=1968&pathrev=1968
• http://libtorrent.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/libtorrent/branches/RC_0_12/include/libtorrent/bencode.hpp?view=log&pathrev=1968#rev1968
• http://libtorrent.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/libtorrent/branches/RC_0_13/include/libtorrent/bencode.hpp?view=log&pathrev=1968
• http://libtorrent.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/libtorrent/trunk/include/libtorrent/bencode.hpp?view=log&pathrev=1968
• http://secunia.com/advisories/28699
• http://secunia.com/advisories/28700
• http://secunia.com/advisories/28781
• http://secunia.com/advisories/28782
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27597
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0383
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0384

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