CVE-2017-9847: Libtorrent

Medium severity, CVSS 5.5. EPSS: 1.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The bdecode function in bdecode.cpp in libtorrent 1.1.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted file.

Affected products

• Libtorrent Libtorrent: version 1.1.3 only

Published 2017-06-24. Last modified 2026-06-17.