
CVE catalog
CVE-2018-18820
icecast2: CVE-2018-18820
- Severity
- High · CVSS 8.1
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 48.94% · Oct 25, 2026
A buffer overflow was discovered in the URL-authentication backend of the Icecast before 2.4.4. If the backend is enabled, then any malicious HTTP client can send a request for that specific resource including a crafted header, leading to denial of service and potentially remote code execution.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | icecast2 | sid | 2.5.0-2 | fixed |
| Debian | icecast2 | trixie | 2.4.4-4 | fixed |
| Debian | icecast2 | bookworm | 2.4.4-4 | fixed |
| Alpine | icecast | 3.10 | 2.4.4-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | icecast | 3.11 | 2.4.4-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | icecast | 3.12 | 2.4.4-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | icecast | 3.13 | 2.4.4-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | icecast | 3.14 | 2.4.4-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | icecast | 3.15 | 2.4.4-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | icecast | 3.16 | 2.4.4-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | icecast | 3.17 | 2.4.4-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | icecast | 3.18 | 2.4.4-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | icecast | 3.19 | 2.4.4-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | icecast | 3.2 | 2.4.4-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | icecast | 3.20 | 2.4.4-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | icecast | 3.21 | 2.4.4-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | icecast | 3.22 | 2.4.4-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | icecast | 3.23 | 2.4.4-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | icecast | 3.24 | 2.4.4-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | icecast | 3.3 | 2.4.4-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | icecast | 3.4 | 2.4.4-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | icecast | 3.5 | 2.4.4-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | icecast | 3.6 | 2.4.4-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | icecast | 3.7 | 2.4.4-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | icecast | 3.8 | 2.4.4-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | icecast | 3.9 | 2.4.4-r0 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | icecast2 | 16.04 | 2.4.2-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | icecast2 | 16.04 | 2.4.2-1ubuntu0.1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | icecast2 | 18.04 | 2.4.3-2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | icecast2 | 18.04 | 2.4.3-2ubuntu0.1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | icecast2 | source | sid | 2.4.4-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [912611] |
| Debian | icecast2 | source | trixie | 2.4.4-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [912611] |
| Debian | icecast2 | source | bookworm | 2.4.4-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [912611] |
| Alpine | icecast | apk | 3.10 | 2.4.4-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2018-18820 | Not reported |
| Alpine | icecast | apk | 3.11 | 2.4.4-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2018-18820 | Not reported |
| Alpine | icecast | apk | 3.12 | 2.4.4-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2018-18820 | Not reported |
| Alpine | icecast | apk | 3.13 | 2.4.4-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2018-18820 | Not reported |
| Alpine | icecast | apk | 3.14 | 2.4.4-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2018-18820 | Not reported |
| Alpine | icecast | apk | 3.15 | 2.4.4-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2018-18820 | Not reported |
| Alpine | icecast | apk | 3.16 | 2.4.4-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2018-18820 | Not reported |
| Alpine | icecast | apk | 3.17 | 2.4.4-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2018-18820 | Not reported |
| Alpine | icecast | apk | 3.18 | 2.4.4-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2018-18820 | Not reported |
| Alpine | icecast | apk | 3.19 | 2.4.4-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2018-18820 | Not reported |
| Alpine | icecast | apk | 3.2 | 2.4.4-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2018-18820 | Not reported |
| Alpine | icecast | apk | 3.20 | 2.4.4-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2018-18820 | Not reported |
| Alpine | icecast | apk | 3.21 | 2.4.4-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2018-18820 | Not reported |
| Alpine | icecast | apk | 3.22 | 2.4.4-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2018-18820 | Not reported |
| Alpine | icecast | apk | 3.23 | 2.4.4-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2018-18820 | Not reported |
| Alpine | icecast | apk | 3.24 | 2.4.4-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2018-18820 | Not reported |
| Alpine | icecast | apk | 3.3 | 2.4.4-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2018-18820 | Not reported |
| Alpine | icecast | apk | 3.4 | 2.4.4-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2018-18820 | Not reported |
| Alpine | icecast | apk | 3.5 | 2.4.4-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2018-18820 | Not reported |
| Alpine | icecast | apk | 3.6 | 2.4.4-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2018-18820 | Not reported |
| Alpine | icecast | apk | 3.7 | 2.4.4-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2018-18820 | Not reported |
| Alpine | icecast | apk | 3.8 | 2.4.4-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2018-18820 | Not reported |
| Alpine | icecast | apk | 3.9 | 2.4.4-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2018-18820 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | icecast2 | deb | 16.04 | 2.4.2-1ubuntu0.1 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2018-18820 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | icecast2 | deb | 18.04 | 2.4.3-2ubuntu0.1 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2018-18820 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [icecast2]Fixed
Details (4)
2.4.4-4+b2· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.4.4-1dsa · icecast2 · debian · 13
2.4.4-4+b3· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.4.4-1dsa · icecast2 · debian · 13
2.5.0-1~bpo13+1· amd64 · trixie-backportsFixed · Fixed:
2.4.4-1dsa · icecast2 · debian · 13
2.5.0-1~bpo13+1· arm64 · trixie-backportsFixed · Fixed:
2.4.4-1dsa · icecast2 · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/opensuse-su-2024_10584-1.json]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ALPINE-CVE-2018-18820]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2018-18820]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DLA-1588-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DSA-4333-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-18820]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-18820]
[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]