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CVE-2015-5685

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 5.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2015-08-13 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-20

Description

The lazy_bdecode function in BitTorrent DHT bootstrap server (bootstrap-dht ) allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted packet, related to "improper indexing."

Affected products

• Bittorrent Bootstrap-Dht: all versions

References

• http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-366/
• http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-367/
• https://github.com/bittorrent/bootstrap-dht/commit/e809ea80e3527e32c40756eddd8b2ae44bc3af1a
• http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-366/
• http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-367/
• https://github.com/bittorrent/bootstrap-dht/commit/e809ea80e3527e32c40756eddd8b2ae44bc3af1a

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