CVE-2018-18820
icecast2 - security update
8.1
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 62.7%
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.
How to fix CVE-2018-18820
To remediate CVE-2018-18820, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 2.4.4-r0 or later
- —upgrade to 2.4.4-1 or later
- —upgrade to 2.4.0-1.1+deb8u2 or later
- —upgrade to 2.4.2-1+deb9u1 or later
Is CVE-2018-18820 being exploited?
Likely — EPSS is 62.7%, placing CVE-2018-18820 in the top tier of vulnerabilities by exploitation probability. Prioritise patching.
Affected packages (4)
- from 0, < 2.4.4-r0
- from 0, < 2.4.4-1
- from 0, < 2.4.0-1.1+deb8u2
- from 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 |