CVE-2001-1229 describes buffer overflow vulnerabilities in Icecast prior to version 1.3.9 and libshout prior to 1.0.4. These flaws allow remote, unauthenticated attackers to trigger a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code on affected systems. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, potentially leading to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (e.g., Metasploit, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this decade-old vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.3.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:icecast:icecast:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 1.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:libshout:libshout:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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