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TI-2008-01960 Aliases CVE-2008-2040GHSA-98qj-hw8j-wp56

Stack-based buffer overflow in the HTTP::getAuthUserPass function (core/common/http.cpp)…

Priority MEDIUM 49CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.14863 96th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:peercast:peercast:0.1218:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.1218VulnerablePeercast
  • cpe:2.3:a:peercast:peercast:0.1218:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.1218 Vulnerable ·Peercast

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-2040
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-98qj-hw8j-wp56

References

Exploit 2

Advisory 3

Other 2

  • 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-2005-01713 Format string vulnerability in PeerCast 0.1211 and earlier allows remote attackers to… 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

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