{"id":"UBUNTU-CVE-2014-4909","details":"Integer overflow in the tr_bitfieldEnsureNthBitAlloced function in bitfield.c in Transmission before 2.84 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted peer message, which triggers an out-of-bounds write.","modified":"2026-02-04T03:20:20.119909Z","published":"2014-07-11T00:00:00Z","related":["USN-2279-1"],"upstream":["CVE-2014-4909"],"references":[{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-4909"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"http://trac.transmissionbt.com/wiki/Changes#version-2.84"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://twitter.com/benhawkes/statuses/484378151959539712"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"http://inertiawar.com/submission.go"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2279-1"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-4909"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"transmission","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:14.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/transmission@2.82-1.1ubuntu3.1?arch=source&distro=trusty"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.82-1.1ubuntu3.1"}]}],"versions":["2.82-0ubuntu1","2.82-1ubuntu1","2.82-1.1ubuntu1","2.82-1.1ubuntu3"],"ecosystem_specific":{"availability":"No subscription required","binaries":[{"binary_name":"transmission","binary_version":"2.82-1.1ubuntu3.1"},{"binary_name":"transmission-cli","binary_version":"2.82-1.1ubuntu3.1"},{"binary_name":"transmission-common","binary_version":"2.82-1.1ubuntu3.1"},{"binary_name":"transmission-daemon","binary_version":"2.82-1.1ubuntu3.1"},{"binary_name":"transmission-gtk","binary_version":"2.82-1.1ubuntu3.1"},{"binary_name":"transmission-qt","binary_version":"2.82-1.1ubuntu3.1"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2014/UBUNTU-CVE-2014-4909.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.3","severity":[{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"medium"}]}