HIGH
Use-after-free in libtransmission/variant.c in Transmission before 3.00 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted torrent file
Published May 15, 2020
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 2.70%
Description
Use-after-free in libtransmission/variant.c in Transmission before 3.00 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted torrent file.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- < 3.00
Configuration 2
OR
- 8.0
- 9.0
Configuration 3
OR
- 31
- 32
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
7.8 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
6.8 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.70% 0.02698
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02698
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (20 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.70% (0.02698) | 85.40th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.63% (0.02632) | 83.50th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 14, 2026 | 1.06% (0.01061) | 78.13th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 21, 2025 | 2.38% (0.02384) | 84.48th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 18, 2025 | 0.97% (0.00966) | 74.61th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.38% (0.02384) | 83.57th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 5.18% (0.05179) | 82.79th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.81% (0.02806) | 85.19th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 2.84% (0.02843) | 90.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.06% (0.01063) | 84.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 1.06% (0.01063) | 82.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 4, 2023 | 1.06% (0.01057) | 81.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.04% (0.01044) | 81.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.79% (0.03795) | 85.55th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.79% (0.03795) | 84.06th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.79% (0.03795) | 67.26th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 4.46% (0.04458) | 74.72th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 4.46% (0.04458) | 74.50th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 4.46% (0.04458) | 83.63th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 4.46% (0.04458) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (1)
References (7)
- https://github.com/transmission/transmission/commit/2123adf8e5e1c2b48791f9d22fc8c747e974180e x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/05/msg00022.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00001.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CD3GLZ5URIK74RCGLSH72IVLDIJJMLQC/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OVAG2HNKNRLWOACFN5F2ANJD2SQ53WI7/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-07 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
- https://tomrichards.net/2020/05/cve-2018-10756-transmission/ x_refsource_MISCExploitMitigationVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://github.com/transmission/transmission/commit/2123adf8e5e1c2b48791f9d22fc8c747e974180e | x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/05/msg00022.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00001.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CD3GLZ5URIK74RCGLSH72IVLDIJJMLQC/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA | |
| https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OVAG2HNKNRLWOACFN5F2ANJD2SQ53WI7/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA | |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-07 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory | |
| https://tomrichards.net/2020/05/cve-2018-10756-transmission/ | x_refsource_MISCExploitMitigationVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published May 15, 2020
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved May 5, 2018
Link CVE-2018-10756
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a