Buffer overflow in Peercast
CVE-2006-1148
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the procConnectArgs function in servmgr.cpp in PeerCast before 0.1217 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an HTTP GET request with a long (1) parameter name or (2) value in a URL, which triggers the overflow in the nextCGIarg function in servhs.cpp.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.730 (99.5th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 99th percentile — 99.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.730 · newest: 0.730 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Peercast — versions 0.1211, 0.1212
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/17040 (Exploit, Patch, vdb-entry)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200603-17.xml (vendor-advisory)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0900 (vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- www.infigo.hr/in_focus/INFIGO-2006-03-01 (Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427160/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- www.osvdb.org/23777 (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/19291 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/19169 (third-party-advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25113 (vdb-entry)
- www.peercast.org/forum/viewtopic.php
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2006-1148?
- CVE-2006-1148 is a vulnerability in Peercast, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2006-03-10.
- Is CVE-2006-1148 known to be exploited?
- 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.