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Vulnerability record · CVE-2005-1806 · published 28 May 2005

CVE-2005-1806: Peercast vulnerability

Peercast · Peercast

Format string vulnerability in PeerCast 0.1211 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format strings in the URL.

7.5 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 12% · top 4.0%
7.5CVSS 2.0 base score
12%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
14References, 4 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Format string vulnerability in PeerCast 0.1211 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format strings in the URL.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111746603629979&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/15536 ExploitPatchVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/15753
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200506-15.xml
http://www.gulftech.org/?node=research&article_id=00077-05282005 ExploitPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.peercast.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=11596 PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0651
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111746603629979&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/15536 ExploitPatchVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/15753
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200506-15.xml
http://www.gulftech.org/?node=research&article_id=00077-05282005 ExploitPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.peercast.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=11596 PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0651

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2005-1806), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.