Icecast < 2.0.1 HTTP Basic Authentication Remote Overflow

high Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 2137

Synopsis

The remote host is vulnerable to a buffer overflow.

Description

The remote host is running a vulnerable version of Icecast, an open-source streaming server. It is reported that every version prior to 2.0.1 is vulnerable to a remote buffer overflow during the Base64 authorization request processing. This vulnerability may permit an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the remote host.

Solution

Upgrade to Icecast 2.0.1 or higher.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 2137

Family: Web Servers

Published: 8/18/2004

Updated: 3/6/2019

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.3

Temporal Score: 6.4

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:icecast:icecast

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-2027

BID: 10311

Detections

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