Name: CVE-2018-18820: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2018-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2018-18820, CWE-119, CVSS 8.1, EPSS 0.48944

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.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 8.1
CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Alpine Linux	—	Upgrade icecast	Aug 22, 2024	Nov 5, 2018
Debian	—	Upgrade icecast2	Feb 19, 2019	Nov 5, 2018
Gentoo Linux	—	Upgrade net-misc/icecast.	Nov 12, 2018	Nov 5, 2018
Suse	—	Upgrade icecastUpgrade icecast-doc	Nov 16, 2018	Nov 4, 2018
Ubuntu	—	Upgrade icecast2	Nov 19, 2024	Nov 5, 2018

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CVSS Details

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