Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.cosmic:def:2018188200000000
Revision Date:2018-11-05Version:1
Title:CVE-2018-18820 on Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic) - medium.
Description: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.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2018-18820
Platform(s):Ubuntu 18.10
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic) is installed.
  • AND icecast2: while related to the CVE in some way, a decision has been made to ignore this issue (note: 'reached end-of-life').
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