CVE-2007-6454

PeerCast < 0.1217 - Heap-Based Buffer Overflow via Long SOURCE Request

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2007-6454. PoCs published by Luigi Auriemma.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The provided text describes multiple buffer-overflow vulnerabilities in PeerCast due to insufficient bounds-checking of user-supplied input. Exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution with the privileges of the user running the application.

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the handshakeHTTP function in servhs.cpp in PeerCast 0.1217 and earlier, and SVN 344 and earlier, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long SOURCE request.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by Luigi Auriemma · textdoslinux
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/30894

The provided text describes multiple buffer-overflow vulnerabilities in PeerCast due to insufficient bounds-checking of user-supplied input. Exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution with the privileges of the user running the application.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: PeerCast 0.12.17, SVN 334 and prior versions
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target application · Ability to send crafted input to the application
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (15)

Core 15
Core References
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200801-22.xml
Exploit, Patch vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26899
Issue Tracking x_refsource_misc
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=202747
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/28719
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39075
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1583
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/28120
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/30325
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485199/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/28260
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1441
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4246
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_sreason
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3461

Scores

EPSS 0.1680
EPSS Percentile 96.6%

Details

CWE
CWE-119
Status published
Products (4)
peercast/peercast 0.1211
peercast/peercast 0.1212
peercast/peercast 0.1215
peercast/peercast < 0.1217
Published Dec 20, 2007
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026