CVEvulnerability
CVE-2018-18820
8.1 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2018-11-05
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
- 8.1 HIGH — CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 6.8 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Weaknesses
- CWE-119
Description
A buffer overflow was discovered in the URL-authentication backend of the Icecast before 2.4.4. If the backend is enabled, then any malicious HTTP client can send a request for that specific resource including a crafted header, leading to denial of service and potentially remote code execution.
Affected configurations
• xiph icecast (< 2.4.4)
• debian debian linux 8.0
• debian debian linux 9.0
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer weakness
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/11/01/3 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042019 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00033.html Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-09 Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4333 Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/11/01/3 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042019 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00033.html Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-09 Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4333 Third Party Advisory