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National Vulnerability Database

National Vulnerability Database

NVD

National Vulnerability Database
  1. Vulnerabilities

CVE-2008-2040 Detail

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.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=478573 CVE, MITRE Exploit 
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=478680 CVE, MITRE Exploit 
http://secunia.com/advisories/29962 CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/30020 CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/30320 CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/30325 CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/31182 CVE, MITRE
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200807-11.xml CVE, MITRE
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1582 CVE, MITRE
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1583 CVE, MITRE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28986 CVE, MITRE
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1409/references CVE, MITRE
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1410/references CVE, MITRE
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42092 CVE, MITRE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2008-2040
NVD Published Date:
04/30/2008
NVD Last Modified:
04/08/2025
Source:
MITRE