Buffer overflow in Peercast
CVE-2007-6454
Heap-based buffer overflow in the handshakeHTTP function in servhs.cpp in PeerCast 0.1217 and earlier, and SVN 344 and earlier, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long SOURCE request.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 10.0 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.168 (96.9th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 97th percentile — 96.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.168 · newest: 0.168 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Peercast — versions 0.1211, 0.1212, 0.1215
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200801-22.xml (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/26899 (Exploit, Patch, vdb-entry)
- bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi
- secunia.com/advisories/28719 (third-party-advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39075 (vdb-entry)
- www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1583 (vendor-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/28120 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/30325 (third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485199/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- secunia.com/advisories/28260 (third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2007-6454?
- CVE-2007-6454 is a vulnerability in Peercast, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2007-12-20.
- Is CVE-2007-6454 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.