Vulnerability CVE-2007-6454
Published: 2007-12-19   Modified: 2012-02-12

Description:
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.

See advisories in our WLB2 database:
Topic
Author
Date
High
Heap overflow in PeerCast 0.1217
Luigi Auriemma
20.12.2007

Type:

CWE-119

 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer)

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
10/10
10/10
10/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Complete
Complete
Complete
Affected software
Peercast -> Peercast 

 References:
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://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
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