CVE-2018-18820
HIGH8.1EPSS 62.7%icecast2 - security update
Published: 11/5/2018Modified: 4/29/2026
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.
Affected packages (4)
- Alpine/icecastfrom 0, < 2.4.4-r0
- Debian/icecast2from 0, < 2.4.4-1
- Debian/icecast2from 0, < 2.4.0-1.1+deb8u2
- Debian/icecast2from 0, < 2.4.2-1+deb9u1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH8.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |