{"cve":"CVE-2008-2040","nvd":{"published":"2008-04-30T16:17:00.000","modified":"2026-06-16T22:52:59.030","status":"Modified","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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-119"],"references":["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"],"products":["peercast:peercast"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:51:11.071189229+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2008-2040","score":0.14863,"percentile":0.96697,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}