CVE-2007-6454 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Heap-based buffer overflow in the handshakeHTTP function in servhs.cpp in PeerCast 0.1217 and earlier, and SVN 344 and earlier, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long SOURCE request.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.38626.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Peercast	Peercast

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:peercast:peercast::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:peercast:peercast::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:peercast:peercast:0.1211:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:peercast:peercast:0.1212:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:peercast:peercast:0.1215:::::::*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DSA	DSA-1441-1	New peercast packages fix arbitrary code execution
Debian DSA	DSA-1583-1	New gnome-peercast packages fix several vulnerabilities

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/peercasthof-adv.txt
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=457300
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=202747
http://secunia.com/advisories/28120
http://secunia.com/advisories/28260
http://secunia.com/advisories/28719
http://secunia.com/advisories/30325
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3461
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1441
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1583
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200801-22.xml
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485199/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26899
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4246
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39075

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2007-12-20T00:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T16:11:04.819Z

Reserved: 2007-12-19T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2007-6454

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2007-12-20T00:46:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2007-6454

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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