{
    "id": "CVE-2008-2040",
    "published": "2008-04-30 16:17:00",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-16 22:52:59",
    "cvss_score": "7.5",
    "cvss_severity": "HIGH",
    "cvss_version": "2.0",
    "cvss_vector": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P",
    "cwe": "CWE-119",
    "description": "Stack-based buffer overflow in the HTTP::getAuthUserPass function (core/common/http.cpp) in Peercast 0.1218 and gnome-peercast allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a Basic Authentication string with a long (1) username or (2) password.",
    "epss_score": "0.14863",
    "epss_percentile": "0.96595",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-30 18:17:07",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "peercast",
            "product": "peercast"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "31713",
            "title": "PeerCast 0.1218 - 'getAuthUserPass' Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities",
            "date": "2008-04-29",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/31713"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=478573",
        "http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=478680",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/29962",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/30020",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/30320",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/30325",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/31182",
        "http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200807-11.xml",
        "http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1582",
        "http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1583",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28986",
        "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1409/references",
        "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1410/references",
        "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42092",
        "http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=478573",
        "http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=478680",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/29962",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/30020",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/30320",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/30325",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/31182",
        "http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200807-11.xml",
        "http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1582",
        "http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1583",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28986"
    ]
}