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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-04-30T15:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T08:49:56.893Z

Reserved: 2008-04-30T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2008-2040

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-04-30T16:17:00.000

Modified: 2017-08-08T01:30:42.387

Link: CVE-2008-2040

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