Buffer overflow in Icecast - CVE-2018-18820
Published: November 2, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU15691
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-18820
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Icecast.org
Affected software:
Icecast
Icecast
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing URL in url_add_client() function in auth_url.c. A remote unauthenticated attacker can send an overly long URL to the affected server, trigger buffer overflow and crash the server or execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-18820
Install updates from vendor's website.