Format string vulnerability in PeerCast 0.1211 and earlier allows remote attackers to…
Priority MEDIUM 47Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Format string vulnerability in PeerCast 0.1211 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format strings in the URL.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.11939 96th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-1806
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6vf8-5c46-8hjf
References
More Peercast vulnerabilities
- TI-2006-01115 Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the procConnectArgs function in servmgr.cpp in… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2007-06151 Heap-based buffer overflow in the handshakeHTTP function in servhs.cpp in PeerCast 0.1217… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2008-01960 Stack-based buffer overflow in the HTTP::getAuthUserPass function (core/common/http.cpp)… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2007-02986 Peercast places a cleartext password in a query string, which might allow attackers to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2005-1806 · CVE Program
- CVE-2005-1806 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6vf8-5c46-8hjf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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