THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2008-4829
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2008-4829

Streamripper vulnerability

CVSS
9.3
EPSS
6.5%
EPSS pct
93th
Exploited
No known
Multiple buffer overflows in lib/http.c in Streamripper 1.63.5 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a long "Zwitterion v" HTTP header, related to the http_parse_sc_header function; (2) a crafted pls playlist with a long entry, related to the http_get_pls function; or (3) a crafted m3u playlist with a long File entry, related to the http_get_m3u function.
Affected vendor
Streamripper
Affected product
Streamripper
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within Memory Bounds
Published
2008-11-25

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, medium attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to complete impact to confidentiality, complete impact to integrity, complete impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 6.5% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 93% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2008-4829

  • Confirm whether Streamripper Streamripper is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2008-4829.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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