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PeerCast procConnectArgs() Function URL Handling Remote Overflow

high Nessus Plugin ID 21041

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Synopsis

The remote web server suffers from a buffer overflow vulnerability.

Description

The version of PeerCast installed on the remote host copies the supplied option string without limit into a finite-size buffer. An unauthenticated attacker can leverage this issue to crash the affected application and possibly to execute arbitrary code on the remote host subject to the privileges of the user running PeerCast.

Solution

Upgrade to PeerCast version 0.1217 or later.

See Also

https://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427160/30/0/threaded

http://www.nessus.org/u?ed1ade41

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 21041

File Name: peercast_01217.nasl

Version: 1.20

Type: remote

Published: 3/10/2006

Updated: 11/15/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

Required KB Items: PeerCast/installed

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/9/2006

Exploitable With

Core Impact

Metasploit (PeerCast URL Handling Buffer Overflow)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-1148

BID: 17040