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Vulnerability record · CVE-2008-0071 · published 16 June 2008

CVE-2008-0071: Bittorrent improper input validation vulnerability

Bittorrent · Bittorrent

The Web UI interface in (1) BitTorrent before 6.0.3 build 8642 and (2) uTorrent before 1.8beta build 10524 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via an HTTP request with a malformed Range header.

4.3 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 7.2% · top 5.9% CWE-20 · Improper input validation
4.3CVSS 2.0 base score
7.2%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
2Affected product versions listed by NVD
22References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

The Web UI interface in (1) BitTorrent before 6.0.3 build 8642 and (2) uTorrent before 1.8beta build 10524 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via an HTTP request with a malformed Range header.

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Affected products

2 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://secunia.com/advisories/28703 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30605 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2008-7/advisory/ Vendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3943
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020266
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493269/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29661 Patch
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020265
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1808
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1809
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5918
http://secunia.com/advisories/28703 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30605 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2008-7/advisory/ Vendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3943
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020266
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493269/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29661 Patch
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020265
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1808
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1809
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5918

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2008-0071), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.