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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2006-1148

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the procConnectArgs function in servmgr.cpp in PeerCast before 0.1217 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an HTTP GET request with a long (1) parameter name or (2) value in a URL, which triggers…

HIGH 7.5EPSS 73.0%

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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 73.0%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the procConnectArgs function in servmgr.cpp in PeerCast before 0.1217 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an HTTP GET request with a long (1) parameter name or (2) value in a URL, which triggers the overflow in the nextCGIarg function in servhs.cpp.

CVSS 2.0
7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS
73.03% probability · 99th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-119
Affected
peercast/peercast
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.