High severity8.1NVD Advisory· Published Nov 5, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026

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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Affected products

Xiph.Org/Icecastinferred3 versions
<2.4.4+ 2 more
- (no CPE)range: <2.4.4
- cpe:2.3:a:xiph:icecast:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <2.4.4
- (no CPE)range: <2.4.4
Debian/linux2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
osv-coords
pkg:rpm/opensuse/icecast&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweed
Range: < 2.4.4-2.1

Patches

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References

www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/11/01/3nvdMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
www.securitytracker.com/id/1042019nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00033.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-09nvdMitigationThird Party Advisory
www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4333nvdThird Party Advisory

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