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
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
Exploit x_refsource_misc
http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/peercasthof-adv.txt
Issue Tracking x_refsource_misc
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=457300
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
0.3863
EPSS Percentile
97.3%
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