Out-of-Bounds Affecting icecast2 package, versions <2.4.2-1+deb9u1
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Test your applications- Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN9-ICECAST2-344807
- published2 Dec 2018
- disclosed5 Nov 2018
Introduced: 5 Nov 2018
CVE-2018-18820 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Debian:9 icecast2 to version 2.4.2-1+deb9u1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream icecast2 package and not the icecast2 package as distributed by Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:9 relevant fixed versions and status.
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.
References
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-18820
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4333
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00033.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-18820
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-09
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/11/01/3
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042019
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2018-18820