CVE-2010-1853

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the tr_magnetParse function in libtransmission/magnet.c in Transmission 1.91 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted magnet URL with a large number of (1) tr or (2) ws links.

Published: 2010-05-07 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2010-1853 is rated Moderate Risk (59/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.78%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2010-1853

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 3.01% 3.78% +0.78%
2 2025-03-30 2.95% 3.01% +0.06%
3 2025-03-29 — 2.95% —

Full EPSS history (15 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2010-1853

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.6 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2010-1853

OS Trackers for CVE-2010-1853

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2010-1853 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (transmission), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-1853
gentoo normal CVE-2010-1853: 1 GLSA(s) (201006-06), 1 atom(s) (net-p2p/transmission); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2010-1853
ubuntu low CVE-2010-1853 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (transmission), 10 status rows across 10 suites (dapper, hardy, jaunty, karmic, lucid, maverick, natty, oneiric, precise, upstream): ignored 4, not-affected 4, DNE 1, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2010-1853

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2010-1853

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
transmissionbt transmission 1.91 cpe:2.3:a:transmissionbt:transmission:1.91:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2010-1853

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