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>> PeerCast "HTTP::getAuthUserPass()" Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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Title : PeerCast "HTTP::getAuthUserPass()" Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2008-1409
CVE ID : CVE-2008-2040
Rated as : Critical 
Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2008-05-02
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A vulnerability has been identified in PeerCast, which could be exploited by remote attackers to cause a denial of service or compromise an affected system. This issue is caused by a buffer overflow error in the "HTTP::getAuthUserPass()" [common/http.cpp] function when processing overly long http-basic authentication data, which could be exploited by attackers to crash an affected application or execute arbitrary code via a specially crafted request.
Affected Products
PeerCast version 0.1218 and prior
Solution
VUPEN Security is not aware of any vendor-supplied patch.
References
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1409
http://bugs.debian.org/478573
Credits
Vulnerability reported by Nico Golde.
ChangeLog
2008-05-02 : Initial release
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