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.
                
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 MITRE
                        MITRE
                    Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: 2008-04-30T15:00:00
Updated: 2024-08-07T08:49:56.893Z
Reserved: 2008-04-30T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2008-2040
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 NVD
                        NVD
                    Status : Deferred
Published: 2008-04-30T16:17:00.000
Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490
Link: CVE-2008-2040
 Redhat
                        Redhat
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