Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 5, 2018· Updated Aug 5, 2024
CVE-2018-18820
CVE-2018-18820
Description
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.
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References
5- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-09mitrevendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4333mitrevendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/11/01/3mitremailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1042019mitrevdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00033.htmlmitremailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
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