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GNOME PeerCast Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA30020
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Release Date:
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2008-04-30
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Last Update:
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2008-05-21
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Popularity:
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3,174 views
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Critical:
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Highly critical
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Impact:
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DoS
System access
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Unpatched
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| Software: | GNOME PeerCast 0.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2007-6454
CVE-2008-2040
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Description:
Some vulnerabilities have been reported in GNOME PeerCast, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) or to potentially compromise a vulnerable system.
The vulnerability is caused due to the use of vulnerable PeerCast code.
For more information:
SA28120
SA29962
Solution:
Restrict network access to trusted users only.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Nico Golde and Luigi Auriemma
Changelog:
2008-05-02: Added CVE reference.
2008-05-20: Updated advisory to include another vulnerability, which was originally reported for PeerCast by Luigi Auriemma.
Original Advisory:
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=478680
Other References:
SA28120:
http://secunia.com/advisories/28120/
SA29962:
http://secunia.com/advisories/29962/
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