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Icecast 'stream_auth' handler Denial of Service Vulnerability
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
Denial of Service
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
5.0
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
8 years ago
Modified
Modified
5 years ago
Summary
The host is running Icecast and is prone to remote denial of service vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
A NULL pointer dereference flaw is triggered if 'stream_auth' handler is defined for URL authentication.
Affected Software
Affected Software
Icecast version before 2.4.2
Detection Method
Detection Method
Send a crafted request via HTTP GET and check whether it is able to crash or not.
Solution
Solution
Update to version 2.4.2 or later.