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PeerCast "handshakeHTTP()" Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA28120
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Release Date:
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2007-12-18
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Last Update:
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2007-12-21
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Popularity:
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3,020 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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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | PeerCast 0.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2007-6454
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Description:
Luigi Auriemma has reported a vulnerability in PeerCast, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) or potentially to compromise a vulnerable system.
The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error within the "handshakeHTTP()" function. This can be exploited to cause a heap-based buffer overflow via a specially crafted "SOURCE" HTTP request.
The vulnerability is reported in versions prior to 0.1217.
Solution:
Update to version 0.1218.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Luigi Auriemma
Changelog:
2007-12-21: Added CVE reference.
Original Advisory:
http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/peercasthof-adv.txt
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