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CVE Reference: CVE-2008-2040
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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.

CVE Status:
Candidate

References:

XF
  http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/42092

SAID
  Secunia Advisory: SA29962
  Secunia Advisory: SA30020
  Secunia Advisory: SA30320
  Secunia Advisory: SA30325
  Secunia Advisory: SA31182

GENTOO
  http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200807-11.xml

DEBIAN
  http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1583
  http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1582

CONFIRM
  http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=478680
  http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=478573

BID
  28986


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