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high 7.5

CVE-2005-0838 json

Multiple buffer overflows in the XSL parser for IceCast 2.20 may allow attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrar…

published 2005-03-22 21 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2005-0839

cvss
7.5
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
9.4%
EPSS 9.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 95%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Multiple buffer overflows in the XSL parser for IceCast 2.20 may allow attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via (1) a long test value in an xsl:when tag, (2) a long test value in an xsl:if tag, or (3) a long select value in an xsl:value-of tag.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-25238)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

9.45% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-25238 Icecast 2.x - XSL Parser Multiple Vulnerabilities remote, 2005-03-18
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/393705 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • securitytracker.com http://securitytracker.com/id?1013475 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12849 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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