Description
Format string vulnerability in PeerCast 0.1211 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format strings in the URL.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 2
- Peercast < 0.1211 - Format String EDB-43826 · dos · May 28, 2015
- PeerCast 0.1211 - Remote Format String EDB-1055 · remote · Jun 20, 2005 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- GLSA-200506-15 vendor-advisory
- 15753 third-party-advisory
- 20050528 Format String Vulnerability In Peercast 0.1211 And Earlier mailing-list
- http://www.gulftech.org/?node=research&article_id=00077-05282005
- ADV-2005-0651 vdb-entry
- 15536 third-party-advisory
- http://www.peercast.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=11596