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…

published April 30, 2008

CVSS
—
EPSS
15%
Percentile
96.7
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.14863 · 96.7th percentile
Published
2008-04-30T15:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 30 APR 15:00Z
    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…
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