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high 7.5

CVE-2008-2040 in the critical feed json

Stack-based buffer overflow in the HTTP::getAuthUserPass function (core/common/http.cpp) in Peercast 0.1218 and gnome-peercast allows remot…

published 2008-04-30 18 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-2037

cvss
7.5
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
14.9%
EPSS 14.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 96%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

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.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-31713)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

14.86% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-31713 PeerCast 0.1218 - 'getAuthUserPass' Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities dos, 2008-04-29
  • bugs.debian.org http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=478680 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • bugs.debian.org http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=478573 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

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

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