Format string vulnerability in PeerCast 0.1211 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format strings in the URL.
CVE-2005-1806
- No confirmed exploitation signals yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- —
- EG Score
- 0.0(none)
- EPSS
- 95.6%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
May 28, 2005
Last Modified
April 16, 2026
References (14)
- cve@mitrehttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111746603629979&w=2
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/15536
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/15753
- cve@mitrehttp://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200506-15.xml
- cve@mitrehttp://www.gulftech.org/?node=research&article_id=00077-05282005
- cve@mitrehttp://www.peercast.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=11596
- cve@mitrehttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0651
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111746603629979&w=2
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/15536
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/15753
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200506-15.xml
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.gulftech.org/?node=research&article_id=00077-05282005
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.peercast.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=11596
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0651
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Publicly available exploits
(2 references)Working exploit code is in the public domain (2 Exploit-DB entries). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
- Exploit-DBEDB-43826First seen May 28, 2015
Peercast < 0.1211 - Format String
Open source ↗ - Exploit-DBEDB-1055✓ verifiedFirst seen Jun 20, 2005
PeerCast 0.1211 - Remote Format String
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