Icecast before 2.4.2, when a stream_auth handler is defined for URL authentication…
Priority LOW 30Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Icecast before 2.4.2, when a stream_auth handler is defined for URL authentication, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) via a request without login credentials, as demonstrated by a request to "admin/killsource?mount=/test.ogg."
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.04313 91st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:xiph:icecast:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 2.4.1 | Vulnerable | xiph |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
| cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 13.1 | Vulnerable | openSUSE |
| cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 13.2 | Vulnerable | openSUSE |
- cpe:2.3:a:xiph:icecast:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.4.1 Vulnerable ·xiph
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.1 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.2 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-3026
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h6hq-c5h4-8v5m
References
Exploit 1
Advisory 9
- FEDORA-2015-13077
- FEDORA-2015-13106
- openSUSE-SU-2015:0728
- GLSA-201508-03
- FEDORA-2015-13083
- [Icecast-dev] 20150408 Icecast 2.4.2 - security release
- [oss-security] 20150408 CVE Request for Icecast 2.3.3, 2.4.0, 2.4.1, fixed in 2.4.2
- DSA-3239
- [oss-security] 20150408 Re: CVE Request for Icecast 2.3.3, 2.4.0, 2.4.1, fixed in 2.4.2
Sources
- CVE-2015-3026 · CVE Program
- CVE-2015-3026 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-h6hq-c5h4-8v5m · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2015-3026 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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