TITLE:
PeerCast URL Handling Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA19169

VERIFY ADVISORY:
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CRITICAL:
Highly critical

IMPACT:
System access

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
PeerCast 0.x
http://secunia.com/product/5170/

DESCRIPTION:
Leon Juranic has reported a vulnerability in PeerCast, which
potentially can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a
vulnerable system.

The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error within the
handling of the parameters received in an URL. This can be exploited
to cause a stack-based buffer and may allow arbitrary code execution
via a specially-crafted URL.

The vulnerability has been reported in version 0.1215. Prior versions
may also be affected.

SOLUTION:
Update to version 0.1217.
http://www.peercast.org/download.php

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Leon Juranic

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://www.peercast.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3346
http://www.infigo.hr/in_focus/INFIGO-2006-03-01

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