Buffer overflow in Peercast

CVE-2008-2040

Stack-based buffer overflow in the HTTP::getAuthUserPass function (core/common/http.cpp) in Peercast 0.1218 and gnome-peercast allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a Basic Authentication string with a long (1) username or (2) password.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.149 (96.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Peercast — versions 0.1218
  • N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

References