CVE-2008-2040

Exp

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.

Published: 2008-04-30 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-2040 is rated High Exploit Risk (75.3/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 33.25%, 97th percentile). 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2008-2040

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
31713 exploit_db edb 2008-04-29 Exploit-DB ↗
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-2040

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-06-20 36.80% 33.25% -3.55%
2 2025-03-30 52.10% 36.80% -15.30%
3 2025-03-29 — 52.10% —

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-2040

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-2040

OS Trackers for CVE-2008-2040

vendor priority summary link
gentoo high CVE-2008-2040: 1 GLSA(s) (200807-11), 1 atom(s) (media-sound/peercast); latest impact high. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2008-2040
ubuntu medium CVE-2008-2040 medium priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (gnome-peercast, peercast), 24 status rows across 12 suites (dapper, feisty, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, lucid, maverick, natty, oneiric, upstream): DNE 11, ignored 7, not-affected 4, needs-triage 1, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-2040

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-2040

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
peercast peercast 0.1218 cpe:2.3:a:peercast:peercast:0.1218:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-2040

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