CVE-2018-18820
N/A
Published: November 5, 2018 at 07:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:47 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsDebian LinuxIcecast
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 49%
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.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (5)
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/11/01/3VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042019Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00033.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOMitigationThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-09Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4333Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-119
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