Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 20, 2007· Updated Apr 23, 2026

CVE-2007-6454

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.

Affected products

Peercast/Peercast4 versions
cpe:2.3:a:peercast:peercast:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:a:peercast:peercast:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=0.1217
- cpe:2.3:a:peercast:peercast:0.1211:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:peercast:peercast:0.1212:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:peercast:peercast:0.1215:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

aluigi.altervista.org/adv/peercasthof-adv.txtnvdExploit
www.securityfocus.com/bid/26899nvdExploitPatch
secunia.com/advisories/28120nvdVendor Advisory
bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cginvd
bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cginvd
secunia.com/advisories/28260nvd
secunia.com/advisories/28719nvd
secunia.com/advisories/30325nvd
securityreason.com/securityalert/3461nvd
www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1441nvd
www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1583nvd
www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200801-22.xmlnvd
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485199/100/0/threadednvd
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4246nvd
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39075nvd

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