Latest uTorrent Vulnerable to Hack - 1.6x OK - P2P-Zone

JackSpratts · 19-01-08, 10:11 PM

Private trackers talking ban

After a security researcher said recent popular uTorrent clients are vulnerable to hacker induced crashes, admins at private tracker sites insisted members upgrade to patched versions or risk losing access. Others say not so fast, citing evidence that the many pre BT-sale versions still in use are OK.

It's a long story but ever since the original uTorrent developer sold out to the BitTorrent corporation there have been suspicions that the light weight app could be compromised by company founder Bram Cohen's involvement with big media. Whether true or not many uTorrent fans figured why take chances and stuck with older versions developed before the sale, in particular 1.6 build 474. However due to the way it handles code it appears the entire 1.6 line is unaffected by the exploit (which is apparently more inconvenient than dangerous) and at this point I'm recommending hanging onto the series if that's what you're using. If not and you're already running a post-sale version you might as well upgrade to the patch.

- js.

goldie · 28-01-08, 07:30 AM

got tired of the nag screen and let it do it's thing.

read this, now in the process of rolling back.

dang! but thanks for the heads up jack.

19-01-08, 10:11 PM	#1
JackSpratts Join Date: May 2001 Location: New England Posts: 10,017	Latest uTorrent Vulnerable to Hack - 1.6x OK Private trackers talking ban After a security researcher said recent popular uTorrent clients are vulnerable to hacker induced crashes, admins at private tracker sites insisted members upgrade to patched versions or risk losing access. Others say not so fast, citing evidence that the many pre BT-sale versions still in use are OK. It's a long story but ever since the original uTorrent developer sold out to the BitTorrent corporation there have been suspicions that the light weight app could be compromised by company founder Bram Cohen's involvement with big media. Whether true or not many uTorrent fans figured why take chances and stuck with older versions developed before the sale, in particular 1.6 build 474. However due to the way it handles code it appears the entire 1.6 line is unaffected by the exploit (which is apparently more inconvenient than dangerous) and at this point I'm recommending hanging onto the series if that's what you're using. If not and you're already running a post-sale version you might as well upgrade to the patch. - js.

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28-01-08, 07:30 AM	#2
goldie yea, it's me. Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: usa Posts: 2,093	got tired of the nag screen and let it do it's thing. read this, now in the process of rolling back. dang! but thanks for the heads up jack.