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CVE-2018-18820

Published: 5 November 2018

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.

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

8.1

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
icecast2
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
cosmic Ignored
(end of life)
disco Not vulnerable
(2.4.4-1)
trusty Does not exist
(trusty was needs-triage)
upstream
Released (2.4.4-1)
bionic
Released (2.4.3-2ubuntu0.1)
eoan Not vulnerable
(2.4.4-1)
focal Not vulnerable
(2.4.4-1)
xenial
Released (2.4.2-1ubuntu0.1)

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 8.1
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity High
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H