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high 7.5

CVE-2005-1806 in the critical feed json

Format string vulnerability in PeerCast 0.1211 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format strings in the URL.

published 2005-05-28 21 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2005-1808

cvss
7.5
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
11.9%
EPSS 11.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 96%
public exploits
2
Exploit-DB

Summary

Format string vulnerability in PeerCast 0.1211 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format strings in the URL.

Patch / fix

Timeline

  1. Published
  2. First public exploit (EDB-1055)

Exploit prediction

11.94% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-43826 Peercast < 0.1211 - Format String dos, 2015-05-28
  • EDB-1055 PeerCast 0.1211 - Remote Format String remote, 2005-06-20
  • gulftech.org http://www.gulftech.org/?node=research&article_id=00077-05282005 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • secunia.com http://secunia.com/advisories/15536 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

Sources

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