CVE catalog

CVE-2008-5905

ktorrent: CVE-2008-5905

[CVE catalog]

Severity
Medium
Published
Source
[NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS
2.46% · Oct 25, 2026

The web interface plugin in KTorrent before 3.1.4 allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and upload arbitrary torrent files, and trigger the start of downloads and seeding, via a crafted HTTP POST request.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

DistributionPackageReleaseVersionStatus
Debianktorrentsid26.04.0-2fixed
Debianktorrentforky26.04.0-2fixed
Debianktorrenttrixie25.04.0-1fixed
Debianktorrentbookworm22.12.3-1fixed

Fixed-version evidence

DistributionPackageTypeReleaseFixed versionUrgencyOriginBugs
Debianktorrentsourcesid3.1.4+dfsg.1-1not yet assignedNot reportedNot reported
Debianktorrentsourceforky3.1.4+dfsg.1-1not yet assignedNot reportedNot reported
Debianktorrentsourcetrixie3.1.4+dfsg.1-1not yet assignedNot reportedNot reported
Debianktorrentsourcebookworm3.1.4+dfsg.1-1not yet assignedNot reportedNot reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

  • [ktorrent]Fixed
    Details (2)
    • 22.12.3-1 · amd64 · bookworm

      Fixed · Fixed: 3.1.4+dfsg.1-1

      dsa · ktorrent · debian · bookworm; dsa · ktorrent · debian · 12

    • 22.12.3-1 · arm64 · bookworm

      Fixed · Fixed: 3.1.4+dfsg.1-1

      dsa · ktorrent · debian · bookworm; dsa · ktorrent · debian · 12

  • Source package: [ktorrent]

    Details (2)
    • 22.12.3-1 · all · bookworm

      Fixed · Fixed: 3.1.4+dfsg.1-1

      dsa · ktorrent · debian · bookworm; dsa · ktorrent · debian · 12

    • 22.12.3-1 · all · bookworm

      Fixed · Fixed: 3.1.4+dfsg.1-1

      dsa · ktorrent · debian · bookworm; dsa · ktorrent · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

  • [ktorrent]Fixed
    Details (2)
    • 25.04.0-1 · amd64 · trixie

      Fixed · Fixed: 3.1.4+dfsg.1-1

      dsa · ktorrent · debian · 13

    • 25.04.0-1 · arm64 · trixie

      Fixed · Fixed: 3.1.4+dfsg.1-1

      dsa · ktorrent · debian · 13

  • Source package: [ktorrent]

    Details (2)
    • 25.04.0-1 · all · trixie

      Fixed · Fixed: 3.1.4+dfsg.1-1

      dsa · ktorrent · debian · 13

    • 25.04.0-1 · all · trixie

      Fixed · Fixed: 3.1.4+dfsg.1-1

      dsa · ktorrent · debian · 13

Observed:

References