CVE-2008-2040 (GCVE-0-2008-2040)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2008-04-30 15:00
Modified
2024-08-07 08:49
Severity ?
CWE
  • n/a
Summary
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
cve@mitre.orghttp://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=478573Exploit
cve@mitre.orghttp://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=478680Exploit
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/29962
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/30020
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/30320
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/30325
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/31182
cve@mitre.orghttp://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200807-11.xml
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1582
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1583
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28986
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1409/references
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1410/references
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42092
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=478573Exploit
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=478680Exploit
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/29962
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/30020
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/30320
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/30325
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/31182
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200807-11.xml
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1582
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1583
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28986
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af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42092
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