Icecast url-auth Buffer Overflow Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1042019 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1042019
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2018-18820
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Nov 2 2018
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Impact:
Execution of arbitrary code via network, User access via network
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Fix Available: Yes Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Version(s): 2.4.0, 2.4.1, 2.4.2, 2.4.3
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Description:
A vulnerability was reported in Icecast. A remote user can execute arbitrary code on the target system.
A remote user can send specially crafted data to trigger a buffer overflow in url-auth and execute arbitrary code on the target system. The code will run with the privileges of the target service.
Systems with a mount definition that enables URL authentication are affected.
Nick Rolfe of Semmle Security Research Team https://lgtm.com/security reported this vulnerability.
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Impact:
A remote user can execute arbitrary code on the target system.
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Solution:
The vendor has issued a fix.
The vendor advisory is available at:
https://gitlab.xiph.org/xiph/icecast-server/issues/2342
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Cause:
Boundary error
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Underlying OS: Linux (Any), UNIX (Any)
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Message History:
None.
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