OSVDB ID: 12585

Title: SHOUTcast Filename Remote Format String

Info

Disclosure

Dec 23, 2004

Discovery

Unknown

Dates

Exploit

Dec 23, 2004

Solution

Unknown

Description

A remote overflow exists in Nullsoft SHOUTcast. The SHOUTcast server fails to properly validate requests containing '%' characters resulting in a format string overflow. With a specially crafted request, an attacker can cause arbitrary code execution resulting in a loss of integrity.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access, Local / Remote, Context Dependent
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Solution: Upgrade
Exploit: Exploit Public, Exploit Commercial
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified
OSVDB: Web Related

Solution

Upgrade to version 1.9.5 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

NullSoft

ShoutCast

1.9.2
1.9.4

References

Credit

  • Tomasz Trojanowski - onestepwp.pl -
  • Damian Put - pucikoverflow.pl -


Direct URL: http://osvdb.org/12585