CVE-2008-4829: Streamripper

High severity, CVSS 9.3. EPSS: 6.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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 products

• Streamripper Streamripper: version 1.63.5 only

Published 2008-11-25. Last modified 2026-06-16.