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CVE-2016-10519

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2018-05-31 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-201

Description

A security issue was found in bittorrent-dht before 5.1.3 that allows someone to send a specific series of messages to a listening peer and get it to reveal internal memory.

Affected products

• HackerOne bittorrent-dht node module: before 5.1.3 — fixed in 5.1.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: HackerOne bittorrent-dht node module 5.1.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/feross/bittorrent-dht/issues/87
• https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/68
• https://github.com/feross/bittorrent-dht/issues/87
• https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/68

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