CVE-2008-2040

Public Exploit

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.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 36.80% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory debian.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200807-11.xml vendor advisory
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=478680 exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/30020 third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1583 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30325 third party advisory
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=478573 exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/29962 third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42092 vdb entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1582 vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1410/references vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/30320 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31182 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1409/references vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28986 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-2040?
CVE-2008-2040 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-2040?
To fix CVE-2008-2040, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-2040 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-2040 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~37% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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