Description
Format string vulnerability in SHOUTcast 1.9.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a content URL, as demonstrated in the filename portion of a .mp3 file.
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.
Metasploit 1 module
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SHOUTcast DNAS/win32 1.9.4 File Request Format String Overflow
exploit/windows/http/shoutcast_format
Exploit-DB 3
- SHOUTcast DNAS/Win32 1.9.4 - File Request Format String Overflow (Metasploit) EDB-16751 · remote · Apr 30, 2010 · verified
- SHOUTcast 1.9.4 (Windows) - File Request Format String Remote Overflow EDB-830 · remote · Feb 19, 2005 · verified
- SHOUTcast DNAS/Linux 1.9.4 - Format String Remote Overflow EDB-712 · remote · Dec 23, 2004 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- shoutcast-format-string(18669) vdb-entry
- 12096 vdb-entry
- 1012675 vdb-entry
- GLSA-200501-04 vendor-advisory
- 20041223 SHOUTcast remote format string vulnerability mailing-list
- 20050219 exwormshoucast part of PTjob project: SHOUTcast v1.9.4 remote mailing-list