Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Apr 30, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2008-2040
CVE-2008-2040
Description
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.
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References
14- bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cginvdExploit
- bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cginvdExploit
- secunia.com/advisories/29962nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/30020nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/30320nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/30325nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/31182nvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200807-11.xmlnvd
- www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1582nvd
- www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1583nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/28986nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1409/referencesnvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1410/referencesnvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42092nvd
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