CVE-2018-18820

Summary

CVECVE-2018-18820
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-11-05 19:29:00 UTC
Updated2019-01-23 18:28:00 UTC
DescriptionA 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-119

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 9.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 9.0 All All All
Application Xiph Icecast All All All All
Application Xiph Icecast All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[SECURITY] [DLA-1588-1] icecast2 security update MLIST lists.debian.org Third Party Advisory
oss-security - Icecast 2.4.4 - CVE-2018-18820 - buffer overflow in url-auth MLIST www.openwall.com Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-4333-1 icecast2 DEBIAN www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
Icecast: Arbitrary code execution (GLSA 201811-09) — Gentoo security GENTOO security.gentoo.org Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
Icecast url-auth Buffer Overflow Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 500254 Alpine Linux Security Update for icecast
  • 504004 Alpine Linux Security Update for icecast
  • 710272 Gentoo Linux Icecast Arbitrary code execution Vulnerability (GLSA 201811-09)
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