Description
Icecast 1.3.7, and other versions before 1.3.11 with HTTP server file streaming support enabled allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a URL that ends in . (dot), / (forward slash), or \ (backward slash).
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- Icecast 1.1.x/1.3.x - Slash File Name Denial of Service EDB-20973 · dos · Jun 26, 2001 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- RHSA-2002:063 vendor-advisory
- DSA-089 vendor-advisory
- 20010626 Advisory mailing-list
- icecast-http-remote-dos(6751) vdb-entry
- http://www.icecast.org/index.html
- RHSA-2001:105 vendor-advisory
- 2933 vdb-entry
- http://www.icecast.org/releases/icecast-1.3.11.tar.gz