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PeerCast URL Format String Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA15536
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Release Date:
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2005-05-30
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Last Update:
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2005-06-02
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Popularity:
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6,346 views
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Critical:
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Highly critical
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Impact:
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System access
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | PeerCast 0.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2005-1806
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Description:
James Bercegay has reported a vulnerability in PeerCast, which potentially can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.
The vulnerability is caused due to a format string error in the processing of HTTP requests. This may be exploited to execute arbitrary code by sending a specially crafted request for a malformed URL to port 7144.
The vulnerability has been reported in version 0.1211 and prior.
Solution:
Update to version 0.1212.
http://www.peercast.org/download.php
Provided and/or discovered by:
James Bercegay, GulfTech Security Research Team
Changelog:
2005-06-02: Added CVE reference.
Original Advisory:
http://www.gulftech.org/?node=research&article_id=00077-05282005
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