CVE-2018-18820

HIGH

Xiph Icecast < 2.4.4 - Memory Corruption

Title source: rule
STIX 2.1

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.

Exploits (1)

nomisec SCANNER 2 stars
by impulsiveness · poc
https://github.com/impulsiveness/CVE-2018-18820

Scores

CVSS v3 8.1
EPSS 0.6617
EPSS Percentile 98.5%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-119
Status published
Products (3)
debian/debian_linux 8.0
debian/debian_linux 9.0
xiph/icecast < 2.4.4
Published Nov 05, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026