The lazy_bdecode function in BitTorrent bootstrap-dht (aka Bootstrap) allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted packet, which triggers an out-of-bounds read, related to “Improper Indexing.”
Source: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-8509
Reference (s):
- BID:70812
- URL: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70812
- https://github.com/bittorrent/bootstrap-dht/commit/bbc0b7191e3f48461ca6e5b1b34bdf4b3f1e79a9
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-14-370/