23777 : PeerCast procConnectArgs() Function URL Handling Remote Overflow
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Views This Week	Views All Time	Added to OSVDB	Last Modified	Modified (since 2008)	Percent Complete
7	1308	over 5 years ago	about 1 year ago	5 times	90%

Timeline

Disclosure Date	Exploit Publish Date
2006-03-09	2006-03-11

Description

A remote overflow exists in PeerCast. The procConnectArgs() function fails to perform correct boundary checks on parameters passed in a URL, resulting in a stack-based overflow. With a specially crafted URL, an attacker can cause arbitrary code execution resulting in a loss of integrity.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Solution: Upgrade
Exploit: Exploit Public
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified, Vendor Verified
OSVDB: Web Related

Solution

Upgrade to version 0.1217 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

peercast.org

PeerCast

0.1215

References

Bugtraq ID: 17040
Secunia Advisory ID: 19169 19291
CVE ID: 2006-1148 (see also: NVD)
Metasploit ID: 23777
ISS X-Force ID: 25113
VUPEN Advisory: ADV-2006-0900
Mail List Post: http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-02/0722.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-02/0977.html
Generic Exploit URL: http://prdelka.blackart.org.uk/exploitz/prdelka-vs-GNU-peercast.c
Other Advisory URL: http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200603-17.xml
http://www.infigo.hr/in_focus/INFIGO-2006-03-01
Vendor URL: http://www.peercast.org/
Vendor Specific News/Changelog Entry: http://www.peercast.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3346

Tools & Filters

Snort	10064
	21041
	3468

Manual Testing Notes

Credit

Leon Juranic - infocusinfigo.hr - Infigo Information Security

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 7.5
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2006-03-13 | Disagree?

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