CVE-2005-0838

IceCast 2.20 - Buffer Overflow in XSL Parser

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2005-0838. PoCs published by patrick.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The document describes multiple vulnerabilities in Icecast 2.20, including a buffer overflow in the XSL parser due to insufficient boundary checks and an information disclosure issue when appending a dot to XSL file requests. It provides technical details and example payloads but lacks functional exploit code.

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in the XSL parser for IceCast 2.20 may allow attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via (1) a long test value in an xsl:when tag, (2) a long test value in an xsl:if tag, or (3) a long select value in an xsl:value-of tag.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by patrick · textremotemultiple
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/25238

The document describes multiple vulnerabilities in Icecast 2.20, including a buffer overflow in the XSL parser due to insufficient boundary checks and an information disclosure issue when appending a dot to XSL file requests. It provides technical details and example payloads but lacks functional exploit code.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Dos | Info Leak
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: Icecast 2.20
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to Icecast server · Ability to send crafted HTTP requests
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Exploit mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/393705
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19753
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://securitytracker.com/id?1013475
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12849

Scores

EPSS 0.0945
EPSS Percentile 94.8%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
icecast/icecast 2.20
Published May 02, 2005
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026