[ GLSA 201806-07 ] Transmission

[GLSA]

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory

Title: Transmission: Remote code execution (GLSA 201806-07)
Severity: normal
Exploitable: remote
Date: 2018-06-20
Bug(s): #644406
ID: 201806-07

Synopsis

A vulnerability in Transmission could allow a remote attacker to
execute arbitrary RPC commands.


Background

Transmission is a cross-platform BitTorrent client.

Affected Packages

Package: net-p2p/transmission
Vulnerable: < 2.93
Unaffected: >= 2.93
Architectures: All supported architectures


Description

A vulnerability was discovered in how Transmission handles access
control through the X-Transmission-Session-Id.


Impact

A remote attacker could execute arbitrary RFC commands or consequently
conduct a DNS rebinding attack.


Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All Transmission users should upgrade to the latest version: