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Fencer Vulns
high 7.5

CVE-2002-0907 json

Buffer overflow in SHOUTcast 1.8.9 and other versions before 1.8.12 allows a remote authenticated DJ to execute arbitrary code on the serve…

published 2002-08-31 24 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2002-0898

cvss
7.5
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
5.6%
EPSS 5.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 93%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Buffer overflow in SHOUTcast 1.8.9 and other versions before 1.8.12 allows a remote authenticated DJ to execute arbitrary code on the server via a long value in a header whose name begins with "icy-".

Patch / fix

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-21511)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

5.63% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-21511 Nullsoft SHOUTcast 1.8.9 - Remote Buffer Overflow remote, 2002-06-04
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4934 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

Sources

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