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If through a vulnerability assessment, a network security issue is detected for the vulnerability below, applying the appropriate security patches in a timely matter is very important. If you have detected that your system has already been compromised, following CERT's Network Security recovery document will assist with recommended steps for system recovery. Home >> Browse Vulnerability Assessment Database >> Gain a shell remotely >> PeerCast Buffer Overflow Vulnerability Vulnerability Assessment Details
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PeerCast Buffer Overflow Vulnerability |
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Tries to crash PeerCast web server Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment Summary : 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 rights of the user running PeerCast. See also : http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427160/30/0/threaded http://www.peercast.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3346 Solution : Upgrade to PeerCast version 0.1217 or later. Network Security Threat Level: High / CVSS Base Score : 7 (AV:R/AC:L/Au:NR/C:P/A:P/I:P/B:N) Networks Security ID: 17040 Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2006 Tenable Network Security |
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