CVE Vulnerability

CVE-2018-18820

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.

6.8 /10

CVSS v2.0 :

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 6.4

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

Scope

8.1 /10

CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.2 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4333 Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042019 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/11/01/3 Mailing List Patch
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-09 Mitigation Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00033.html Third Party Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1

cpe:2.3:a:xiph:icecast:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Information

Published : 2018-11-05 07:29

Updated : 2019-01-23 06:28

NVD link : CVE-2018-18820

Mitre link : CVE-2018-18820

Products Affected
No products.
CWE
CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer