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.
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.
Metasploit 2 modules
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PeerCast URL Handling Buffer Overflow
exploit/linux/http/peercast_url
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PeerCast URL Handling Buffer Overflow
exploit/windows/http/peercast_url
Exploit-DB 3
- PeerCast 0.1216 (Windows x86) - URL Handling Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) EDB-16786 · remote · Sep 20, 2010 · verified
- PeerCast 0.1216 (Linux) - URL Handling Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) EDB-16855 · remote · Sep 20, 2010 · verified
- PeerCast 0.1216 - Remote Stack Overflow (Metasploit) EDB-10027 · remote · Mar 8, 2006 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 17040 vdb-entry
- GLSA-200603-17 vendor-advisory
- ADV-2006-0900 vdb-entry
- http://www.infigo.hr/in_focus/INFIGO-2006-03-01
- 20060309 INFIGO-2006-03-01: PeerCast streaming server remote buffer overflow mailing-list
- 23777 vdb-entry
- 19291 third-party-advisory
- 19169 third-party-advisory
- peercast-url-bo(25113) vdb-entry
- http://www.peercast.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3346