BitTorrent Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

BitTorrent is a set of peer-to-peer file uploading and downloading software based on the BitTorrent protocol. BitTorrent suffers from a cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows remote attackers to exploit the vulnerability to inject malicious script or HTML code, which can be used to obtain...

uTorrent Forums User List Stolen

BitTorrent has warned users of its uTorrent client to change their passwords after a third-party breach allowed hackers to walk off with a list of its forum users. “On June 6th, 2016, BitTorrent was made aware of a security issue involving the vendor which powers our forums,” the company said in ...

BitTorrent Forum Hacked; Change your Password Immediately

If you are a torrent lover and have registered on BitTorrent community forum website, then you may have had your personal details compromised, along with your hashed passwords. The BitTorrent team has announced that its community forums have been hacked, which exposed private information of...

BitTorrent API Cross Site Scripting Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of BitTorrent and uTorrent. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. These applications expose a web service...

RansomWhere? Generic OS X Ransomware Detection

With each new unrelenting ransomware sample, security researchers understand that no matter how quickly antivirus signatures are updated or how rapidly decryptors are built and shared, current defenses will continue to fall short. The problem is that most adequate defenses are sample-specific;...

Remote Memory Disclosure

Overview Versions of bittorrent-dht prior to 5.1.3 are affected by a remote memory disclosure vulnerability. This vulnerability allows an attacker to send a specific series of of messages to a listening peer and get it to reveal internal memory. There are two mitigating factors here, that slightl...

Critical 'Port Fail' Vulnerability Reveals Real IP Addresses of VPN Users

A newly discovered flaw affecting all VPN protocols and operating systems has the capability to reveal the real IP-addresses of users' computers, including BitTorrent users, with relative ease. The vulnerability, dubbed Port Fail by VPN provider Perfect Privacy PP who discovered the issue, is a...

Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2015-0428)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2015 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only ifdescription...

MGASA-2015-0428 Updated libtorrent-rasterbar packages fixes security vulnerability

The lazybdecode function in BitTorrent DHT bootstrap server bootstrap-dht allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted packet, related to "improper indexing." Note while this CVE was reported against BitTorrent DHT Bootstrapt server, the same vulnerable code is available in...

Updated libtorrent-rasterbar packages fixes security vulnerability

The lazybdecode function in BitTorrent DHT bootstrap server bootstrap-dht allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted packet, related to "improper indexing." Note while this CVE was reported against BitTorrent DHT Bootstrapt server, the same vulnerable code is available in...

ZeroNet - Decentralized websites using Bitcoin crypto and BitTorrent network

Decentralized websites using Bitcoin crypto and the BitTorrent network - http://zeronet.io Why? We believe in open, free, and uncensored network and communication. No single point of failure: Site remains online so long as at least 1 peer serving it. No hosting costs: Sites are served by visitors...

Debian DLA-312-1 : libtorrent-rasterbar security update

The lazybdecode function in BitTorrent DHT bootstrap server bootstrap-dht allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted packet, related to 'improper indexing.' Note while this CVE was reported against BitTorrent DHT Bootstrapt server, the same vulnerable code is available in...

[SECURITY] [DLA 312-1] libtorrent-rasterbar security update

Package : libtorrent-rasterbar Version : 0.14.10-2+deb6u1 CVE ID : CVE-2015-5685 Debian Bug : 797046 The lazybdecode function in BitTorrent DHT bootstrap server bootstrap-dht allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted packet, related to "improper indexing." Note while this CV...

DLA-312-1 libtorrent-rasterbar - security update

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Decentralized P2P Websites: ZeroNet

Decentralized P2P websites using Bitcoin crypto and the BitTorrent network ZeroNet uses Bitcoin cryptography and BitTorrent technology to build a decentralized censorship-resistant network. Users can publish static or dynamic websites into ZeroNet and visitors can choose to also serve the website...

BitTorrent Fixes Reflective DDoS Attack Security Flaw

Two weeks ago, we reported how a serious flaw in the popular peer-to-peer BitTorrent file sharing protocols could be exploited to carry out a devastating distributed denial of service DDoS attack, allowing lone hackers with limited resources to take down large websites. Good news is that the...

BitTorrent Patches DDoS Vulnerability

BitTorrent today announced that a patch has been rolled out in the libuTP protocol used by many of its clients, fixing a vulnerability that allows attackers to carry out distributed reflective denial of service attacks. The issue was revealed in a paper and presentation at the recent USENIX...

Popular Download Service μTorrent wants you to pay for its Software

Just to enhance the services being rendered. The popular peer-to-peer file sharing software application is aiming to achieve new heights by making their software be a paid scheme. uTorrent is one of the clients of BitTorrent Inc. the parent company which implements a BitTorrent protocol. Where ea...

Using BitTorrent Vulnerabilities to Launch Distributed Reflective DoS Attacks

Researchers warn that several protocols used by the peer-to-peer file sharing service BitTorrent, including a handful of clients that run the protocol, can be leveraged to carry out distributed reflective denial of service DRDoS attacks. Distributed reflective denial of service, or DRDoS attacks,...

How to Exploit BitTorrent for Large-Scale DoS Attacks

A flaw discovered in several widely used BitTorrent applications, including uTorrent, Vuze and Mainline, could be used to carry out a devastating distributed denial of service DDoS attack that makes it very easy for a single undetectable hacker to bring down large sites. A new research by Florian...