CVE-2008-7166

Buffer overflow in the web interface in BitTorrent 6.0.1 (build 7859) and earlier, and uTorrent 1.7.6 (build 7859) and earlier, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and crash) via a crafted Range header. NOTE: this is probably a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-0071 and CVE-2008-0364.

Published: 2009-09-04 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
View at NVD, CVE.org, EUVD

CVE-2008-7166 is rated Moderate Risk (51.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.85%). EPSS rose +1.46% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-7166

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 1.39% 2.85% +1.46%
2 2025-03-30 1.20% 1.39% +0.19%
3 2025-03-29 — 1.20% —

Full EPSS history (15 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-7166

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-7166

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-7166

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
bittorrent bittorrent <= 6.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:bittorrent:bittorrent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bittorrent bittorrent 3.9.1 cpe:2.3:a:bittorrent:bittorrent:3.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bittorrent bittorrent 4.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:bittorrent:bittorrent:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bittorrent bittorrent 4.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:bittorrent:bittorrent:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bittorrent bittorrent 4.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:bittorrent:bittorrent:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bittorrent bittorrent 4.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:bittorrent:bittorrent:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bittorrent bittorrent 4.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:bittorrent:bittorrent:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bittorrent bittorrent 4.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:bittorrent:bittorrent:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bittorrent bittorrent 4.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:bittorrent:bittorrent:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bittorrent bittorrent 4.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:bittorrent:bittorrent:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bittorrent bittorrent 4.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:bittorrent:bittorrent:4.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bittorrent bittorrent 4.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:bittorrent:bittorrent:4.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bittorrent bittorrent 4.1.5 cpe:2.3:a:bittorrent:bittorrent:4.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bittorrent bittorrent 4.1.6 cpe:2.3:a:bittorrent:bittorrent:4.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bittorrent bittorrent 4.1.7 cpe:2.3:a:bittorrent:bittorrent:4.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bittorrent bittorrent 4.1.8 cpe:2.3:a:bittorrent:bittorrent:4.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bittorrent bittorrent 4.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:bittorrent:bittorrent:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bittorrent bittorrent 4.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:bittorrent:bittorrent:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bittorrent bittorrent 4.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:bittorrent:bittorrent:4.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bittorrent bittorrent 4.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:bittorrent:bittorrent:4.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bittorrent bittorrent 4.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:bittorrent:bittorrent:4.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bittorrent bittorrent 4.3.2 cpe:2.3:a:bittorrent:bittorrent:4.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bittorrent bittorrent 4.3.3 cpe:2.3:a:bittorrent:bittorrent:4.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bittorrent bittorrent 4.3.4 cpe:2.3:a:bittorrent:bittorrent:4.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bittorrent bittorrent 4.3.5 cpe:2.3:a:bittorrent:bittorrent:4.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bittorrent bittorrent 4.3.6 cpe:2.3:a:bittorrent:bittorrent:4.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bittorrent bittorrent 4.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:bittorrent:bittorrent:4.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bittorrent bittorrent 4.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:bittorrent:bittorrent:4.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bittorrent bittorrent 4.9.2 cpe:2.3:a:bittorrent:bittorrent:4.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bittorrent bittorrent 4.9.3 cpe:2.3:a:bittorrent:bittorrent:4.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bittorrent bittorrent 4.9.4 cpe:2.3:a:bittorrent:bittorrent:4.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bittorrent bittorrent 4.9.5 cpe:2.3:a:bittorrent:bittorrent:4.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bittorrent bittorrent 4.9.6 cpe:2.3:a:bittorrent:bittorrent:4.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bittorrent bittorrent 4.9.7 cpe:2.3:a:bittorrent:bittorrent:4.9.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bittorrent bittorrent 4.9.8 cpe:2.3:a:bittorrent:bittorrent:4.9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bittorrent bittorrent 4.9.9 cpe:2.3:a:bittorrent:bittorrent:4.9.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bittorrent bittorrent 4.20.0 cpe:2.3:a:bittorrent:bittorrent:4.20.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bittorrent bittorrent 4.20.1 cpe:2.3:a:bittorrent:bittorrent:4.20.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bittorrent bittorrent 4.20.2 cpe:2.3:a:bittorrent:bittorrent:4.20.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bittorrent bittorrent 4.20.3 cpe:2.3:a:bittorrent:bittorrent:4.20.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bittorrent bittorrent 4.20.4 cpe:2.3:a:bittorrent:bittorrent:4.20.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bittorrent bittorrent 4.20.6 cpe:2.3:a:bittorrent:bittorrent:4.20.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bittorrent bittorrent 4.20.7 cpe:2.3:a:bittorrent:bittorrent:4.20.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bittorrent bittorrent 4.20.8 cpe:2.3:a:bittorrent:bittorrent:4.20.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bittorrent bittorrent 4.20.9 cpe:2.3:a:bittorrent:bittorrent:4.20.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bittorrent bittorrent 4.22.0 cpe:2.3:a:bittorrent:bittorrent:4.22.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bittorrent bittorrent 4.22.1 cpe:2.3:a:bittorrent:bittorrent:4.22.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bittorrent bittorrent 4.22.4 cpe:2.3:a:bittorrent:bittorrent:4.22.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bittorrent bittorrent 4.24.0 cpe:2.3:a:bittorrent:bittorrent:4.24.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bittorrent bittorrent 4.24.2 cpe:2.3:a:bittorrent:bittorrent:4.24.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bittorrent bittorrent 4.26.0 cpe:2.3:a:bittorrent:bittorrent:4.26.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bittorrent bittorrent 4.27.1 cpe:2.3:a:bittorrent:bittorrent:4.27.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bittorrent bittorrent 4.27.2 cpe:2.3:a:bittorrent:bittorrent:4.27.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bittorrent bittorrent 5.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:bittorrent:bittorrent:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bittorrent bittorrent 5.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:bittorrent:bittorrent:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bittorrent bittorrent 5.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:bittorrent:bittorrent:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bittorrent bittorrent 5.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:bittorrent:bittorrent:5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bittorrent bittorrent 5.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:bittorrent:bittorrent:5.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bittorrent bittorrent 5.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:bittorrent:bittorrent:5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bittorrent bittorrent 5.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:bittorrent:bittorrent:5.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bittorrent bittorrent 5.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:bittorrent:bittorrent:5.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bittorrent bittorrent 5.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:bittorrent:bittorrent:5.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bittorrent bittorrent 5.0.9 cpe:2.3:a:bittorrent:bittorrent:5.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bittorrent bittorrent 5.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:bittorrent:bittorrent:5.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bittorrent bittorrent 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:bittorrent:bittorrent:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
utorrent utorrent <= 1.7.6 cpe:2.3:a:utorrent:utorrent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
utorrent utorrent 1.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:utorrent:utorrent:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
utorrent utorrent 1.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:utorrent:utorrent:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
utorrent utorrent 1.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:utorrent:utorrent:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
utorrent utorrent 1.1.5 cpe:2.3:a:utorrent:utorrent:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
utorrent utorrent 1.1.6 cpe:2.3:a:utorrent:utorrent:1.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
utorrent utorrent 1.1.7 cpe:2.3:a:utorrent:utorrent:1.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
utorrent utorrent 1.2 cpe:2.3:a:utorrent:utorrent:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
utorrent utorrent 1.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:utorrent:utorrent:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
utorrent utorrent 1.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:utorrent:utorrent:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
utorrent utorrent 1.3 cpe:2.3:a:utorrent:utorrent:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
utorrent utorrent 1.4 cpe:2.3:a:utorrent:utorrent:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
utorrent utorrent 1.4.2 cpe:2.3:a:utorrent:utorrent:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
utorrent utorrent 1.5 cpe:2.3:a:utorrent:utorrent:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
utorrent utorrent 1.6 cpe:2.3:a:utorrent:utorrent:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-7166

cvelogic Threat Intelligence