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CVE-2008-0550

10.0 · HIGH

Off-by-one error in Steamcast 0.9.75 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) or execute arbitrary code via a certain HTTP request that leads to a buffer over…

Published Feb 1, 2008radio_toolboxCWE-189EPSS 53.78%

Overview

CVE-2008-0550 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting radio_toolbox steamcast. It was published on February 1, 2008 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 10.0 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 10.0, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Off-by-one error in Steamcast 0.9.75 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) or execute arbitrary code via a certain HTTP request that leads to a buffer overflow, as demonstrated by a long User-Agent header.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from radio_toolbox. Update steamcast to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsStatus
radio_toolboxsteamcast0Affected

References

Refaluigi.altervista.org/adv/steamcazz-adv.txtRefaluigi.org/poc/steamcazz.zipRefexchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39928Refaluigi.altervista.org/adv/steamcazz-adv.txtRefaluigi.org/poc/steamcazz.zipRefexchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39928

How CyberStrike helps

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2008-0550?

CVE-2008-0550 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting radio_toolbox steamcast. It was published on February 1, 2008 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 10.0 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2008-0550?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 10.0, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2008-0550?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from radio_toolbox. Update steamcast to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2008-0550?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2008-0550 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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