CVE-2018-18820 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.68263.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Debian	Debian Linux
Xiph	Icecast

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:xiph:icecast:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:::::::*

No data.

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Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/11/01/3
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042019
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00033.html
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-09
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4333

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2018-11-05T19:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-05T11:23:08.435Z

Reserved: 2018-10-29T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2018-18820

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-11-05T19:29:00.283

Modified: 2024-11-21T03:56:41.040

Link: CVE-2018-18820

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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