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DEBIAN-CVE-2018-18820

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 cli...

Original description

The description as published by the source.

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.

Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) OSV

Affected packages

Debian:12 icecast2

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.4.4-1"}]}]

Debian:13 icecast2

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.4.4-1"}]}]

References

advisory security-tracker.debian.org