CVE-2018-18820 Information

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.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Reference

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/11/01/3 [oss-security] 20181101 Icecast 2.4.4

CVE-2018-18820

buffer overflow in url-auth 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

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

8.1