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CVE-2008-2040
Stack-based buffer overflow in the HTTP::getAuthUserPass function (core/common/http.cpp) in Peercast 0.1218 and gnome-peercast allows…
High7.5EPSS 14.9%
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- mitre
Description
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 14.9% · top 3.3% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (14)
- GLSA-200807-11 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=478680 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 30020 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- DSA-1583 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- 30325 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=478573 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 29962 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- peercast-httpgetauthuserpass-bo(42092) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- DSA-1582 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- ADV-2008-1410 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 30320 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 31182 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- ADV-2008-1409 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 28986 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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