Summary
The remote host is missing an update to libtorrent-rasterbar announced via advisory MDVSA-2009:139.
Solution
To upgrade automatically use MandrakeUpdate or urpmi. The verification of md5 checksums and GPG signatures is performed automatically for you.
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=MDVSA-2009:139
Insight
A security vulnerability has been identified and corrected in libtorrent-rasterbar:
Directory traversal vulnerability in src/torrent_info.cpp in Rasterbar libtorrent before 0.14.4, as used in firetorrent, qBittorrent, deluge Torrent, and other applications, allows remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) and partial relative pathname in a Multiple File Mode list element in a .torrent file (CVE-2009-1760).
The updated packages have been patched to prevent this.
Affected: 2009.1
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2009-1760 -
CVSS Base Score: 5.8
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
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