6075 : Icecast HTTP Basic Authorization Remote Overflow DoS
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3 months ago

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Disclosure

May 09, 2004

Discovery

May 09, 2004

Dates

Exploit

May 09, 2004

Solution

Unknown

Description

Icecast contains a flaw that may allow a remote denial of service. The issue is triggered when a specially crafted, overly long string is passed in an Authorization header, and will result in loss of availability for the service.

Classification

Location: Remote/Network Access Required
Attack Type: Denial of Service, Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Availability
Solution: Upgrade
Exploit: Exploit Available
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified

Solution

Upgrade to version 2.0.1 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

Icecast

Icecast

2.0.0

References

Bugtraq ID: 10311
Vendor Specific News/Changelog Entry: http://www.xiph.org/archives/icecast/7144.html [ Link is 404 ]
ISS X-Force ID: 16103
Secunia Advisory ID: 11578 11671
Mail List Post: http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-05/0378.html
CVE ID: 2004-2027 (see also: NVD)
Vendor Specific Solution URL: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200405-10.xml
Security Tracker: 1010101
Vendor URL: http://www.icecast.org/

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Nessus	15397

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