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CVE-2007-6454
Heap-based buffer overflow in the handshakeHTTP function in servhs.cpp in PeerCast 0.1217 and earlier, and SVN 344 and earlier, allows…
High10.0EPSS 16.8%
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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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 16.8% · top 2.9% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 10.0.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (15)
- GLSA-200801-22 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- 26899 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=202747 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 28719 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- peercast-handshakehttp-bo(39075) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- DSA-1583 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- 28120 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 30325 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 20071217 Heap overflow in PeerCast 0.1217 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 28260 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- DSA-1441 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/peercasthof-adv.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=457300 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- ADV-2007-4246 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 3461 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
Sources
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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