VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2008-2040
CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability14.86%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2008-04-30
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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.
Weakness classification
- CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer