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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2008-2040: PeerCast: Buffer overflow

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2008-2040: PeerCast: Buffer overflow

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
04/30/2008
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/30/2017
Modified
10/30/2017

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.

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-media-sound-peercast

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