GLSA 200801-22: PeerCast: Buffer overflow
| Severity: | high |
| Title: | PeerCast: Buffer overflow |
| Date: | 01/30/2008 |
| Bugs: | |
| ID: | 200801-22 |
Synopsis
A buffer overflow vulnerability has been discovered in PeerCast.Background
PeerCast is a client and server for P2P-radio network
Affected packages
| Package | Vulnerable | Unaffected | Architecture(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| media-sound/peercast | < 0.1218 | >= 0.1218 | All supported architectures |
Description
Luigi Auriemma reported a heap-based buffer overflow within the "handshakeHTTP()" function when processing HTTP requests.
Impact
A remote attacker could send a specially crafted request to the vulnerable server, possibly resulting in the remote execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the PeerCast server, usually "nobody".
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
All PeerCast users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-sound/peercast-0.1218"
References
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website:
Concerns?
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License
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