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TITLE:
GNOME PeerCast "HTTP::getAuthUserPass()" Buffer Overflow
Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA30020

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/30020/

CRITICAL:
Highly critical

IMPACT:
DoS, System access

WHERE:
>From remote

REVISION:
1.1 originally posted 2008-04-30

SOFTWARE:
GNOME PeerCast 0.x
http://secunia.com/product/18530/

DESCRIPTION:
Nico Golde has reported a vulnerability in GNOME PeerCast, which can
be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service)
or to potentially compromise a vulnerable system.

The vulnerability is caused due to the use of vulnerable PeerCast
code.

For more information:
SA29962

SOLUTION:
Restrict network access to trusted users only.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Nico Golde

CHANGELOG:
2008-05-02: Added CVE reference.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=478680

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA29962:
http://secunia.com/advisories/29962/

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