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| Rule General Information |
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| Release Date: | 2018-11-26 | |
| Rule Name: | Xiph.org Icecast Server auth_url Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability -2 (CVE-2018-18820) | |
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| Rule Protection Details |
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| 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. | |
| Impact: | A buffer overflow vulnerability can be triggered by an attacker in the context of the vulnerable product. Further attacks includes arbitrary code execution and denial of service. | |
| Affected OS: | Network Device, Solaris, FreeBSD, Windows, Mac OS, iOS, Other Unix, Linux, Others, Android | |
| Reference: | http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/11/01/3 SecurityTrackerID:1042019 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-09 https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4333 |
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| Solutions |
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| The vendor has issued a fix. The vendor advisory is available at https://gitlab.xiph.org/xiph/icecast-server/issues/2342 |