CVE-2018-25043 (GCVE-0-2018-25043)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2022-06-17 04:45
Modified
2025-04-15 14:23
Severity ?
5.0 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CWE
  • CWE-287 - Improper Authentication
Summary
A vulnerability classified as critical was found in uTorrent. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component PRNG. The manipulation leads to weak authentication. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.
References
cna@vuldb.comhttp://www.math.sci.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/~m-mat/MT/efaq.htmlThird Party Advisory
cna@vuldb.comhttps://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1524Exploit, Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
cna@vuldb.comhttps://vuldb.com/?id.113806Exploit, Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.math.sci.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/~m-mat/MT/efaq.htmlThird Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1524Exploit, Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://vuldb.com/?id.113806Exploit, Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
unspecified uTorrent Version: n/a
 Create a notification for this product.
Show details on NVD website

To clipboard 

{
  "containers": {
    "adp": [
      {
        "providerMetadata": {
          "dateUpdated": "2024-08-05T12:26:39.629Z",
          "orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
          "shortName": "CVE"
        },
        "references": [
          {
            "tags": [
              "x_refsource_MISC",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1524"
          },
          {
            "tags": [
              "x_refsource_MISC",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "http://www.math.sci.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/~m-mat/MT/efaq.html"
          },
          {
            "tags": [
              "x_refsource_MISC",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://vuldb.com/?id.113806"
          }
        ],
        "title": "CVE Program Container"
      },
      {
        "metrics": [
          {
            "other": {
              "content": {
                "id": "CVE-2018-25043",
                "options": [
                  {
                    "Exploitation": "poc"
                  },
                  {
                    "Automatable": "no"
                  },
                  {
                    "Technical Impact": "partial"
                  }
                ],
                "role": "CISA Coordinator",
                "timestamp": "2025-04-14T17:10:44.738102Z",
                "version": "2.0.3"
              },
              "type": "ssvc"
            }
          }
        ],
        "providerMetadata": {
          "dateUpdated": "2025-04-15T14:23:56.346Z",
          "orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0",
          "shortName": "CISA-ADP"
        },
        "title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment"
      }
    ],
    "cna": {
      "affected": [
        {
          "product": "uTorrent",
          "vendor": "unspecified",
          "versions": [
            {
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "n/a"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "credits": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "Tavis Ormandy"
        }
      ],
      "descriptions": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "A vulnerability classified as critical was found in uTorrent. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component PRNG. The manipulation leads to weak authentication. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component."
        }
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "cvssV3_1": {
            "attackComplexity": "HIGH",
            "attackVector": "NETWORK",
            "availabilityImpact": "LOW",
            "baseScore": 5,
            "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
            "confidentialityImpact": "LOW",
            "integrityImpact": "LOW",
            "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
            "scope": "UNCHANGED",
            "userInteraction": "REQUIRED",
            "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L",
            "version": "3.1"
          }
        }
      ],
      "problemTypes": [
        {
          "descriptions": [
            {
              "cweId": "CWE-287",
              "description": "CWE-287 Improper Authentication",
              "lang": "en",
              "type": "CWE"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "providerMetadata": {
        "dateUpdated": "2022-06-17T04:45:35.000Z",
        "orgId": "1af790b2-7ee1-4545-860a-a788eba489b5",
        "shortName": "VulDB"
      },
      "references": [
        {
          "tags": [
            "x_refsource_MISC"
          ],
          "url": "https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1524"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "x_refsource_MISC"
          ],
          "url": "http://www.math.sci.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/~m-mat/MT/efaq.html"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "x_refsource_MISC"
          ],
          "url": "https://vuldb.com/?id.113806"
        }
      ],
      "title": "uTorrent PRNG improper authentication",
      "x_generator": "vuldb.com",
      "x_legacyV4Record": {
        "CVE_data_meta": {
          "ASSIGNER": "cna@vuldb.com",
          "ID": "CVE-2018-25043",
          "REQUESTER": "cna@vuldb.com",
          "STATE": "PUBLIC",
          "TITLE": "uTorrent PRNG improper authentication"
        },
        "affects": {
          "vendor": {
            "vendor_data": [
              {
                "product": {
                  "product_data": [
                    {
                      "product_name": "uTorrent",
                      "version": {
                        "version_data": [
                          {
                            "version_value": "n/a"
                          }
                        ]
                      }
                    }
                  ]
                },
                "vendor_name": ""
              }
            ]
          }
        },
        "credit": "Tavis Ormandy",
        "data_format": "MITRE",
        "data_type": "CVE",
        "data_version": "4.0",
        "description": {
          "description_data": [
            {
              "lang": "eng",
              "value": "A vulnerability classified as critical was found in uTorrent. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component PRNG. The manipulation leads to weak authentication. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component."
            }
          ]
        },
        "generator": "vuldb.com",
        "impact": {
          "cvss": {
            "baseScore": "5.0",
            "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L",
            "version": "3.1"
          }
        },
        "problemtype": {
          "problemtype_data": [
            {
              "description": [
                {
                  "lang": "eng",
                  "value": "CWE-287 Improper Authentication"
                }
              ]
            }
          ]
        },
        "references": {
          "reference_data": [
            {
              "name": "https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1524",
              "refsource": "MISC",
              "url": "https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1524"
            },
            {
              "name": "http://www.math.sci.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/~m-mat/MT/efaq.html",
              "refsource": "MISC",
              "url": "http://www.math.sci.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/~m-mat/MT/efaq.html"
            },
            {
              "name": "https://vuldb.com/?id.113806",
              "refsource": "MISC",
              "url": "https://vuldb.com/?id.113806"
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "cveMetadata": {
    "assignerOrgId": "1af790b2-7ee1-4545-860a-a788eba489b5",
    "assignerShortName": "VulDB",
    "cveId": "CVE-2018-25043",
    "datePublished": "2022-06-17T04:45:35.000Z",
    "dateReserved": "2022-06-04T00:00:00.000Z",
    "dateUpdated": "2025-04-15T14:23:56.346Z",
    "state": "PUBLISHED"
  },
  "dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
  "dataVersion": "5.1",
  "vulnerability-lookup:meta": {
    "nvd": "{\"cve\":{\"id\":\"CVE-2018-25043\",\"sourceIdentifier\":\"cna@vuldb.com\",\"published\":\"2022-06-17T13:15:11.403\",\"lastModified\":\"2024-11-21T04:03:25.607\",\"vulnStatus\":\"Modified\",\"cveTags\":[],\"descriptions\":[{\"lang\":\"en\",\"value\":\"A vulnerability classified as critical was found in uTorrent. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component PRNG. The manipulation leads to weak authentication. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.\"},{\"lang\":\"es\",\"value\":\"Se ha encontrado una vulnerabilidad clasificada como cr\u00edtica en uTorrent. Esta vulnerabilidad afecta a un c\u00f3digo desconocido del componente PRNG. La manipulaci\u00f3n conlleva a una autenticaci\u00f3n d\u00e9bil. El ataque puede iniciarse de forma remota. La explotaci\u00f3n ha sido revelada al p\u00fablico y puede ser usada. Es recomendado actualizar el componente afectado\"}],\"metrics\":{\"cvssMetricV31\":[{\"source\":\"cna@vuldb.com\",\"type\":\"Secondary\",\"cvssData\":{\"version\":\"3.1\",\"vectorString\":\"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L\",\"baseScore\":5.0,\"baseSeverity\":\"MEDIUM\",\"attackVector\":\"NETWORK\",\"attackComplexity\":\"HIGH\",\"privilegesRequired\":\"NONE\",\"userInteraction\":\"REQUIRED\",\"scope\":\"UNCHANGED\",\"confidentialityImpact\":\"LOW\",\"integrityImpact\":\"LOW\",\"availabilityImpact\":\"LOW\"},\"exploitabilityScore\":1.6,\"impactScore\":3.4},{\"source\":\"nvd@nist.gov\",\"type\":\"Primary\",\"cvssData\":{\"version\":\"3.1\",\"vectorString\":\"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H\",\"baseScore\":8.8,\"baseSeverity\":\"HIGH\",\"attackVector\":\"NETWORK\",\"attackComplexity\":\"LOW\",\"privilegesRequired\":\"NONE\",\"userInteraction\":\"REQUIRED\",\"scope\":\"UNCHANGED\",\"confidentialityImpact\":\"HIGH\",\"integrityImpact\":\"HIGH\",\"availabilityImpact\":\"HIGH\"},\"exploitabilityScore\":2.8,\"impactScore\":5.9}],\"cvssMetricV2\":[{\"source\":\"nvd@nist.gov\",\"type\":\"Primary\",\"cvssData\":{\"version\":\"2.0\",\"vectorString\":\"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P\",\"baseScore\":6.8,\"accessVector\":\"NETWORK\",\"accessComplexity\":\"MEDIUM\",\"authentication\":\"NONE\",\"confidentialityImpact\":\"PARTIAL\",\"integrityImpact\":\"PARTIAL\",\"availabilityImpact\":\"PARTIAL\"},\"baseSeverity\":\"MEDIUM\",\"exploitabilityScore\":8.6,\"impactScore\":6.4,\"acInsufInfo\":false,\"obtainAllPrivilege\":false,\"obtainUserPrivilege\":false,\"obtainOtherPrivilege\":false,\"userInteractionRequired\":true}]},\"weaknesses\":[{\"source\":\"cna@vuldb.com\",\"type\":\"Secondary\",\"description\":[{\"lang\":\"en\",\"value\":\"CWE-287\"}]},{\"source\":\"nvd@nist.gov\",\"type\":\"Primary\",\"description\":[{\"lang\":\"en\",\"value\":\"CWE-287\"}]}],\"configurations\":[{\"nodes\":[{\"operator\":\"OR\",\"negate\":false,\"cpeMatch\":[{\"vulnerable\":true,\"criteria\":\"cpe:2.3:a:bittorrent:utorrent:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*\",\"matchCriteriaId\":\"BA92F516-6206-40EB-9CE1-3E65FA24599D\"}]}]}],\"references\":[{\"url\":\"http://www.math.sci.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/~m-mat/MT/efaq.html\",\"source\":\"cna@vuldb.com\",\"tags\":[\"Third Party Advisory\"]},{\"url\":\"https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1524\",\"source\":\"cna@vuldb.com\",\"tags\":[\"Exploit\",\"Issue Tracking\",\"Mailing List\",\"Third Party Advisory\"]},{\"url\":\"https://vuldb.com/?id.113806\",\"source\":\"cna@vuldb.com\",\"tags\":[\"Exploit\",\"Permissions Required\",\"Third Party Advisory\",\"VDB Entry\"]},{\"url\":\"http://www.math.sci.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/~m-mat/MT/efaq.html\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\",\"tags\":[\"Third Party Advisory\"]},{\"url\":\"https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1524\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\",\"tags\":[\"Exploit\",\"Issue Tracking\",\"Mailing List\",\"Third Party Advisory\"]},{\"url\":\"https://vuldb.com/?id.113806\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\",\"tags\":[\"Exploit\",\"Permissions Required\",\"Third Party Advisory\",\"VDB Entry\"]}]}}",
    "vulnrichment": {
      "containers": "{\"adp\": [{\"title\": \"CVE Program Container\", \"references\": [{\"url\": \"https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1524\", \"tags\": [\"x_refsource_MISC\", \"x_transferred\"]}, {\"url\": \"http://www.math.sci.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/~m-mat/MT/efaq.html\", \"tags\": [\"x_refsource_MISC\", \"x_transferred\"]}, {\"url\": \"https://vuldb.com/?id.113806\", \"tags\": [\"x_refsource_MISC\", \"x_transferred\"]}], \"providerMetadata\": {\"orgId\": \"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\", \"shortName\": \"CVE\", \"dateUpdated\": \"2024-08-05T12:26:39.629Z\"}}, {\"title\": \"CISA ADP Vulnrichment\", \"metrics\": [{\"other\": {\"type\": \"ssvc\", \"content\": {\"id\": \"CVE-2018-25043\", \"role\": \"CISA Coordinator\", \"options\": [{\"Exploitation\": \"poc\"}, {\"Automatable\": \"no\"}, {\"Technical Impact\": \"partial\"}], \"version\": \"2.0.3\", \"timestamp\": \"2025-04-14T17:10:44.738102Z\"}}}], \"providerMetadata\": {\"orgId\": \"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0\", \"shortName\": \"CISA-ADP\", \"dateUpdated\": \"2025-04-14T17:10:46.258Z\"}}], \"cna\": {\"title\": \"uTorrent PRNG improper authentication\", \"credits\": [{\"lang\": \"en\", \"value\": \"Tavis Ormandy\"}], \"metrics\": [{\"cvssV3_1\": {\"scope\": \"UNCHANGED\", \"version\": \"3.1\", \"baseScore\": 5, \"attackVector\": \"NETWORK\", \"baseSeverity\": \"MEDIUM\", \"vectorString\": \"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L\", \"integrityImpact\": \"LOW\", \"userInteraction\": \"REQUIRED\", \"attackComplexity\": \"HIGH\", \"availabilityImpact\": \"LOW\", \"privilegesRequired\": \"NONE\", \"confidentialityImpact\": \"LOW\"}}], \"affected\": [{\"vendor\": \"unspecified\", \"product\": \"uTorrent\", \"versions\": [{\"status\": \"affected\", \"version\": \"n/a\"}]}], \"references\": [{\"url\": \"https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1524\", \"tags\": [\"x_refsource_MISC\"]}, {\"url\": \"http://www.math.sci.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/~m-mat/MT/efaq.html\", \"tags\": [\"x_refsource_MISC\"]}, {\"url\": \"https://vuldb.com/?id.113806\", \"tags\": [\"x_refsource_MISC\"]}], \"x_generator\": \"vuldb.com\", \"descriptions\": [{\"lang\": \"en\", \"value\": \"A vulnerability classified as critical was found in uTorrent. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component PRNG. The manipulation leads to weak authentication. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.\"}], \"problemTypes\": [{\"descriptions\": [{\"lang\": \"en\", \"type\": \"CWE\", \"cweId\": \"CWE-287\", \"description\": \"CWE-287 Improper Authentication\"}]}], \"providerMetadata\": {\"orgId\": \"1af790b2-7ee1-4545-860a-a788eba489b5\", \"shortName\": \"VulDB\", \"dateUpdated\": \"2022-06-17T04:45:35.000Z\"}, \"x_legacyV4Record\": {\"credit\": \"Tavis Ormandy\", \"impact\": {\"cvss\": {\"version\": \"3.1\", \"baseScore\": \"5.0\", \"vectorString\": \"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L\"}}, \"affects\": {\"vendor\": {\"vendor_data\": [{\"product\": {\"product_data\": [{\"version\": {\"version_data\": [{\"version_value\": \"n/a\"}]}, \"product_name\": \"uTorrent\"}]}, \"vendor_name\": \"\"}]}}, \"data_type\": \"CVE\", \"generator\": \"vuldb.com\", \"references\": {\"reference_data\": [{\"url\": \"https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1524\", \"name\": \"https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1524\", \"refsource\": \"MISC\"}, {\"url\": \"http://www.math.sci.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/~m-mat/MT/efaq.html\", \"name\": \"http://www.math.sci.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/~m-mat/MT/efaq.html\", \"refsource\": \"MISC\"}, {\"url\": \"https://vuldb.com/?id.113806\", \"name\": \"https://vuldb.com/?id.113806\", \"refsource\": \"MISC\"}]}, \"data_format\": \"MITRE\", \"description\": {\"description_data\": [{\"lang\": \"eng\", \"value\": \"A vulnerability classified as critical was found in uTorrent. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component PRNG. The manipulation leads to weak authentication. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.\"}]}, \"problemtype\": {\"problemtype_data\": [{\"description\": [{\"lang\": \"eng\", \"value\": \"CWE-287 Improper Authentication\"}]}]}, \"data_version\": \"4.0\", \"CVE_data_meta\": {\"ID\": \"CVE-2018-25043\", \"STATE\": \"PUBLIC\", \"TITLE\": \"uTorrent PRNG improper authentication\", \"ASSIGNER\": \"cna@vuldb.com\", \"REQUESTER\": \"cna@vuldb.com\"}}}}",
      "cveMetadata": "{\"cveId\": \"CVE-2018-25043\", \"state\": \"PUBLISHED\", \"dateUpdated\": \"2025-04-15T14:23:56.346Z\", \"dateReserved\": \"2022-06-04T00:00:00.000Z\", \"assignerOrgId\": \"1af790b2-7ee1-4545-860a-a788eba489b5\", \"datePublished\": \"2022-06-17T04:45:35.000Z\", \"assignerShortName\": \"VulDB\"}",
      "dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
      "dataVersion": "5.1"
    }
  }
}


Log in or create an account to share your comment.




Tags
Taxonomy of the tags.




Sightings

Author Source Type Date

Nomenclature

  • Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or seen somewhere by the user.
  • Confirmed: The vulnerability is confirmed from an analyst perspective.
  • Exploited: This vulnerability was exploited and seen by the user reporting the sighting.
  • Patched: This vulnerability was successfully patched by the user reporting the sighting.
  • Not exploited: This vulnerability was not exploited or seen by the user reporting the sighting.
  • Not confirmed: The user expresses doubt about the veracity of the vulnerability.
  • Not patched: This vulnerability was not successfully patched by the user reporting the sighting.