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PeerCast.URL.Handling.Buffer.Overflow

Release Date Mar 30, 2006
Severity high
Impact System compromise, arbitrary code execution.
Description This indicates a possible attempt to exploit a buffer overflow vulnerability in PeerCast. A remote attacker can cause a buffer overflow by sending an HTTP GET request with a long parameter name or value in a URL, and may be able to execute arbitrary code on the system
Affected Products PeerCast 0.1215 and earlier.
Recommended Actions Upgrade to PeerCast version 0.1217 or newer.
Coverage IPS VCM
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) CVE-2006-1148
Reference/s http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17040 (BugTraq)