gentoo-overlay/metadata/glsa/glsa-201811-09.xml

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<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd">
<glsa id="201811-09">
  <title>Icecast: Arbitrary code execution</title>
  <synopsis>A vulnerability in Icecast might allow remote attackers to execute
    arbitrary code.
  </synopsis>
  <product type="ebuild">Icecast</product>
  <announced>2018-11-10</announced>
  <revised count="1">2018-11-10</revised>
  <bug>670148</bug>
  <access>remote</access>
  <affected>
    <package name="net-misc/icecast" auto="yes" arch="*">
      <unaffected range="ge">2.4.4</unaffected>
      <vulnerable range="lt">2.4.4</vulnerable>
    </package>
  </affected>
  <background>
    <p>Icecast is an open source alternative to SHOUTcast that supports MP3,
      OGG (Vorbis/Theora) and AAC streaming.
    </p>
  </background>
  <description>
    <p>Multiple buffer overflows have been discovered in Icecast. Please review
      the CVE identifier referenced below for details.
    </p>
  </description>
  <impact type="high">
    <p>A remote attacker, by sending a specially crafted request using
      authentication type “url”, could possibly execute arbitrary code with
      the privileges of the process, or cause a Denial of Service condition.
    </p>
  </impact>
  <workaround>
    <p>There is no known workaround at this time.</p>
  </workaround>
  <resolution>
    <p>All Icecast users should upgrade to the latest version:</p>
    
    <code>
      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose "&gt;=net-misc/icecast-2.4.4"
    </code>
    
  </resolution>
  <references>
    <uri link="https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-18820">CVE-2018-18820</uri>
  </references>
  <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2018-11-08T14:07:15Z">whissi</metadata>
  <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2018-11-10T00:11:51Z">whissi</metadata>
</glsa>