CVE-2007-6454

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Summary

CVECVE-2007-6454
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2007-12-20 00:46:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionHeap-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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 10 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Peercast Peercast 0.1211 All All All
Application Peercast Peercast 0.1212 All All All
Application Peercast Peercast 0.1215 All All All
Application Peercast Peercast All All All All
Application Peercast Peercast All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
aluigi.altervista.org/adv/peercasthof-adv.txt af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 aluigi.altervista.org Exploit
Debian update for gnome-peercast - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
SecurityReason - Heap overflow in PeerCast 0.1217 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securityreason.com
Gentoo update for peercast - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
#457300 - peercast: CVE-2007-6454 heap-based buffer overflow possibly leading to code execution - Debian Bug report logs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.debian.org
PeerCast HandshakeHTTP Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Exploit, Patch
Debian update for peercast - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1441-1 peercast af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1583-1 gnome-peercast af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
PeerCast "handshakeHTTP()" Buffer Overflow Vulnerability - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Gentoo Linux Documentation -- PeerCast: Buffer overflow af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.gentoo.org
Gentoo Bug 202747 - media-sound/peercast < 0.1218 "handshakeHTTP()" Buffer Overflow (CVE-2007-6454) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.gentoo.org
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