Name: CVE-2008-2040: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2008-04-30T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2008-2040, CWE-119, CVSS 9.8, EPSS 0.3325

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.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 9.8

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Freebsd	—	Upgrade peercast	Dec 10, 2025	May 21, 2008
Gentoo Linux	—	Upgrade media-sound/peercast.	Oct 30, 2017	Apr 30, 2008

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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