Vulnerability Database

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Total vulnerabilities in the database

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.

  • Published: Apr 30, 2008
  • Updated: Apr 13, 2023
  • CVE: CVE-2008-2040
  • Severity: High
  • Exploit:

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: High
  • Score: 7.5
  • AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CWEs:

Software From Fixed in
peercast / peercast 0.1218 0.1218.x