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FKIE_CVE-2007-6454

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2007-12-20 00:46 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:48
Severity
Summary
Heap-based buffer overflow in the handshakeHTTP function in servhs.cpp in PeerCast 0.1217 and earlier, and SVN 344 and earlier, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long SOURCE request.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/peercasthof-adv.txtExploit
cve@mitre.orghttp://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=457300
cve@mitre.orghttp://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=202747
cve@mitre.orghttp://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=202747
cve@mitre.orghttp://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=202747
cve@mitre.orghttp://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=202747
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/28120Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/28260
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/28719
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/30325
cve@mitre.orghttp://securityreason.com/securityalert/3461
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1441
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1583
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200801-22.xml
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485199/100/0/threaded
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26899Exploit, Patch
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4246
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39075
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/peercasthof-adv.txtExploit
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=457300
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=202747
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=202747
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=202747
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=202747
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/28120Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/28260
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/28719
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/30325
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3461
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1441
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1583
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200801-22.xml
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485199/100/0/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26899Exploit, Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4246
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39075
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
peercast peercast *
peercast peercast *
peercast peercast 0.1211
peercast peercast 0.1212
peercast peercast 0.1215

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  "lastModified": "2026-06-16T22:48:06.373",
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          "vectorString": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C",
          "version": "2.0"
        },
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