HIGH
Heap-based buffer overflow in the handshakeHTTP function in servhs.cpp in PeerCast 0.1217 and earlier, and SVN 344 and earlier, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long SOURCE request
Published Dec 20, 2007
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 16.80%
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the handshakeHTTP function in servhs.cpp in PeerCast 0.1217 and earlier, and SVN 344 and earlier, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long SOURCE request.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
10.0 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
16.80% 0.16796
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.16796
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 16.80% (0.16796) | 96.96th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 16.80% (0.16796) | 96.63th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Oct 8, 2025 | 38.63% (0.38626) | 97.06th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 12, 2025 | 42.65% (0.42646) | 97.39th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 25.04% (0.25038) | 95.71th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 28.56% (0.28562) | 96.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 15, 2024 | 55.66% (0.55660) | 97.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 1, 2024 | 58.14% (0.58135) | 97.74th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 25, 2023 | 57.57% (0.57567) | 97.40th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 49.99% (0.49995) | 96.90th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 37.39% (0.37385) | 97.92th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 37.39% (0.37385) | 97.10th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (15)
- http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/peercasthof-adv.txt x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=457300 x_refsource_MISC
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=202747 x_refsource_MISC
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28120 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28260 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28719 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30325 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3461 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1441 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1583 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200801-22.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485199/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26899 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4246 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39075 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Dec 20, 2007
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Dec 19, 2007
Link CVE-2007-6454
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a