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ICECast libshout remote buffer overflow

Vulnerability Assessment Summary Check icecast version Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment The remote server runs a version of ICECast, an open source streaming audio server, which is older than version 1.3.9. Icecast and the libshout library are affected by a remote buffer overflow because they do not properly check bounds of data send from clients. As a result of this vulnerability, it is possible for a remote attacker to cause a stack overflow and then execute arbitrary code with the privilege of the server. *** Nessus reports this vulnerability using only *** information that was gathered. Solution : Upgrade to a newer version. Network Security Threat Level: High Networks Security ID: 4735 Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2004 David Maciejak

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