CVE-2008-2040 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2008-2040

Stack-based buffer overflow in the HTTP::getAuthUserPass function (core/common/http.cpp) in Peercast...

Vulnerability 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.

Impact Analysis

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Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

peercast
Vulnerable Versions:
0.1218

Timeline

Official Publish: April 30th, 2008
Last Modified: August 7th, 2024
Added to House: July 18th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.