CVE-2007-6454

N/A Unknown

Published: December 20, 2007 Modified: April 23, 2026

Description

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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/peercasthof-adv.txt

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=457300

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=202747

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=202747

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/28120

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/28260

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/28719

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/30325

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3461

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1441

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1583

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200801-22.xml

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485199/100/0/threaded

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26899

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit Patch

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4246

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39075

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/peercasthof-adv.txt