PeerCast 0.1211/0.1212/0.1215 servmgr.cpp nextcgiarg (1) memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in PeerCast 0.1211/0.1212/0.1215 and classified as critical. Affected is the function nextcgiarg of the file servmgr.cpp. Such manipulation of the argument (1) leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2006-1148. In addition, an exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in PeerCast 0.1211/0.1212/0.1215 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is the function nextcgiarg of the file servmgr.cpp. The manipulation of the argument (1) with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The bug was discovered 03/09/2006. The weakness was presented 03/09/2006 by Leon Juranic (Website). The advisory is available at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2006-1148 since 03/10/2006. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.

A public exploit has been developed in ANSI C and been published 2 days after the advisory. The exploit is available at prdelka.blackart.org.uk. It is declared as highly functional. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 21041 (PeerCast procConnectArgs() Function URL Handling Remote Overflow), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Peer-To-Peer File Sharing and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 38538 (PeerCast Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability).

Upgrading to version 0.1217 eliminates this vulnerability. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 10064. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 4255.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (25113), Exploit-DB (16855), Tenable (21041), SecurityFocus (BID 17040†) and OSVDB (23777†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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Nessus ID: 21041
Nessus Name: PeerCast procConnectArgs() Function URL Handling Remote Overflow
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OpenVAS ID: 56545
OpenVAS Name: Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200603-17 (peercast)
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MetaSploit ID: peercast_url.rb
MetaSploit Name: PeerCast URL Handling Buffer Overflow
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: PeerCast 0.1217

Snort ID: 10064
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: Leon Juranic
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-1148 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-1148
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-29138
X-Force: 25113
SecurityFocus: 17040 - Peercast.org PeerCast Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 19169
OSVDB: 23777 - PeerCast procConnectArgs() Function URL Handling Remote Overflow
Vulnerability Center: 10650 - PeerCast up to 0.1217 Buffer Overflow, High
Vupen: ADV-2006-0900

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 12:19
Updated: 06/22/2025 21:01
Changes: 03/12/2015 12:19 (90), 06/15/2019 14:40 (4), 03/02/2025 23:46 (19), 06/22/2025 21:01 (2)
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