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Vulnerability record · CVE-2018-25042 · published 17 June 2022

CVE-2018-25042: Bittorrent utorrent memory buffer overflow vulnerability

Bittorrent · Utorrent

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in uTorrent. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

8.8 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 1.0% · top 38.7% CWE-119 · Memory buffer overflowCWE-787 · Out-of-bounds write
8.8CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 6.8
1.0%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
6References, 4 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in uTorrent. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

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

References

LinkTags
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1524 ExploitIssue TrackingMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?id.113805 ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://www.scmagazineuk.com/utorrent-apps-vulnerable-to-remote-code-execution-information-disclosure/article/746248/ Not Applicable
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1524 ExploitIssue TrackingMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?id.113805 ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://www.scmagazineuk.com/utorrent-apps-vulnerable-to-remote-code-execution-information-disclosure/article/746248/ Not Applicable

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2018-25042), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.