CVE-2008-2040
HIGH 7.5EPSS 14.9%
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.
- CVSS v2.0
- 7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - EPSS
- 14.86% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 96th percentile
- Published
- 2008-04-30
- Updated
- 2024-08-07