Debian DSA-089-2 : icecast-server - remote root exploit (and others)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 14926

Synopsis

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

Description

The icecast-server (a streaming music server) package as distributed in Debian GNU/Linux 2.2 has several security problems :

- if a client added a / after the filename of a file to be downloaded the server would crash
- by escaping dots as %2E it was possible to circumvent security measures and download arbitrary files

- there were several buffer overflows that could be exploited to gain root access

These have been fixed in version 1.3.10-1, and we strongly recommend that you upgrade your icecast-server package immediately.


The i386 package mentioned in the DSA-089-1 advisory was incorrectly compiled and will not run on Debian GNU/Linux potato machines. This has been corrected in version 1.3.10-1.1.

Solution

Upgrade the affected icecast-server package.

See Also

http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-089

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 14926

File Name: debian_DSA-089.nasl

Version: 1.26

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/29/2004

Updated: 1/4/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.8

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:icecast-server, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:2.2

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/5/2001

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/26/2001

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2001-0197, CVE-2001-0784, CVE-2001-1083, CVE-2001-1230

BID: 2264, 2932, 2933

DSA: 089