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Debian DSA-4333-1 : icecast2 - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 118722

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Nick Rolfe discovered multiple buffer overflows in the Icecast multimedia streaming server which could result in the execution of arbitrary code.

Solution

Upgrade the icecast2 packages.

For the stable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in version 2.4.2-1+deb9u1.

See Also

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/icecast2

https://packages.debian.org/source/stretch/icecast2

https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4333

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 118722

File Name: debian_DSA-4333.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/5/2018

Updated: 7/26/2024

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-18820

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.1

Temporal Score: 7.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:icecast2, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:9.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/4/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/5/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-18820

DSA: 4333