CVE-2008-0550 EXPLOIT
10.0
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 53.8% (pctl 99)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Off-by-one error in Steamcast 0.9.75 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) or execute arbitrary code via a certain HTTP request that leads to a buffer overflow, as demonstrated by a long User-Agent header.
Scoring
| CVSS | 10.0 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 53.78% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-189 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2008-02-01 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| radio toolbox | steamcast |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Streamcast 0.9.75 - HTTP User-Agent Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) | 2010-06-11 |
References
→ the Explorer · watch your stack · NVD