Icecast 1.0.0/1.3.7/1.3.8 Beta2 HTTP Server denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Icecast 1.0.0/1.3.7/1.3.8 Beta2. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component HTTP Server. Such manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2001-1083. Furthermore, an exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in Icecast 1.0.0/1.3.7/1.3.8 Beta2. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component HTTP Server. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

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).

The weakness was published 06/26/2001 by DiGiT with Digit-Labs (Website). The advisory is shared for download at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2001-1083. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 15400 (Icecast Crafted URI Remote DoS), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Web Servers and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 38164 (Icecast Denial of Service Vulnerability).

Upgrading to version 1.3.11 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (6751), Exploit-DB (20973), Tenable (15400), SecurityFocus (BID 2933†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-4472†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 15400
Nessus Name: Icecast Crafted URI Remote DoS
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OpenVAS ID: 53829
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 089-1 (icecast-server)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Icecast 1.3.11
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Researcher: DiGiT
Organization: Digit-Labs
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2001-1083 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-1083
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-16820
X-Force: 6751
SecurityFocus: 2933 - Icecast Server Slash File Name Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 4472 - Icecast <=1.3.10 -1 Enables DoS Attacks via URL, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 07/04/2014 15:44
Updated: 09/29/2025 12:18
Changes: 07/04/2014 15:44 (73), 05/22/2019 09:02 (1), 12/03/2024 20:11 (20), 09/29/2025 12:18 (2)
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