UBUNTU-CVE-2018-18820
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Summary:
Details: 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.
References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-18820, https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/11/01/3, https://gitlab.xiph.org/xiph/icecast-server/issues/2342, https://lgtm.com/blog/icecast_snprintf_CVE-2018-18820, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-18820
Affected packages
Package
Name: icecast2
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=xenial
Affected ranges
Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events:
Introduced- 0
Fixed -2.4.2-1ubuntu0.1
Affected versions
2.4.2-1
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
