CVE-2008-2040

Description

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.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42092

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1410/references

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1409/references

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28986

http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1583

http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1582

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200807-11.xml

http://secunia.com/advisories/31182

http://secunia.com/advisories/30325

http://secunia.com/advisories/30320

http://secunia.com/advisories/30020

http://secunia.com/advisories/29962

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Risk Information

CVSS v2

CVSS v3