CVE-2001-1083 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published 25 Jun 2002 Updated 8 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can crash the Icecast streaming server by sending URLs ending in specific characters when file streaming is enabled.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2001-1083?

CVE-2001-1083 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Jun 2002. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

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).

Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-1083?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Icecast Icecast.

How do I fix CVE-2001-1083?

No fix has been published for CVE-2001-1083 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2001-1083 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2001-1083 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-v6ph-92jm-6cmp.