CVE-2008-2040 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.3325.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Peercast Subscribe	Peercast Subscribe

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:peercast:peercast:0.1218:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DSA	DSA-1582-1	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://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=478573
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=478680
http://secunia.com/advisories/29962
http://secunia.com/advisories/30020
http://secunia.com/advisories/30320
http://secunia.com/advisories/30325
http://secunia.com/advisories/31182
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200807-11.xml
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1582
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1583
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28986
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1409/references
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1410/references
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42092

History

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Projects

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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

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

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

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

Link: CVE-2008-2040

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-119

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