CVE-2001-1229

Published: Apr 18, 2002Updated: Apr 16, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDNVD-CWE-Other

NVD MITRE

7.5CVSSHIGH

EPSS Score

Description

Buffer overflows in (1) Icecast before 1.3.9 and (2) libshout before 1.0.4 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and execute arbitrary code.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAccess Vector

Network

AC:LAccess Complexity

Low

Au:NAuthentication

None

Impact

C:PConfidentiality

Partial

I:PIntegrity

Partial

A:PAvailability

Partial

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

n/a n/a

icecast icecast

On-prem

Consumer Software / media-player

libshout libshout

Library

OSS Libraries / generic-library

icecastoss-projectConsumer Softwareaka icecast2

libshoutoss-projectOSS Libraries

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-063.html

redhat.com

http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000387

distro.conectiva.com.br

http://www.xiph.org/archives/icecast/0074.html

xiph.org

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Timeline

Published

Apr 18, 2002

Last Updated

Apr 16, 2026

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