CVE-2004-1561
Buffer overflow in Icecast 2.0.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code...
Buffer overflow in Icecast 2.0.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an HTTP request with a large number of headers.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Buffer overflow in Icecast 2.0.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an HTTP request with a large number of headers.
- Record
CVE-2004-1561- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Buffer overflow in Icecast 2.0.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an HTTP request with a large number of headers.
- Record
CVE-2004-1561- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2004-1555 No score
Buffer overflow in Icecast 2.0.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an HTTP request with a large number of headers.
- Record
EUVD-2004-1555- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jgqq-gwfm-cchw No score
Buffer overflow in Icecast 2.0.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code...
Buffer overflow in Icecast 2.0.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an HTTP request with a large number of headers.
- Record
GHSA-jgqq-gwfm-cchw- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
Buffer overflow in Icecast 2.0.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an HTTP request with a large number of headers.
- Record
CVE-2004-1561- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2004-1561 No score
Buffer overflow in Icecast 2.0.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an HTTP request with a large number of headers.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2004-1561- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Icecast 2.0.1 (Windows x86) - Header Overwrite (Metasploit) | 2010-04-30 |
| Exploit-DB | Icecast 2.0.1 (Win32) - Remote Code Execution (1) | 2004-10-06 |
| Exploit-DB | Icecast 2.0.1 (Win32) - Remote Code Execution (2) | 2004-10-12 |
| Metasploit | Icecast Header Overwrite | 2004-09-28 |
| PoC in GitHub | Danyw24/CVE-2004-1561-Icecast-Header-Overwrite-buffer-overflow-RCE-2.0.1-Win32- | 2024-12-09 |
| PoC in GitHub | MonseigneurPatas/thm-ice-icecast-rce-privesc | 2026-06-21 |
| PoC in GitHub | darrynb89/CVE-2004-1561 | 2020-06-22 |
| PoC in GitHub | ivanitlearning/CVE-2004-1561 | 2020-03-27 |
| PoC in GitHub | ratiros01/CVE-2004-1561 | 2020-06-09 |
| PoC in GitHub | thel1nus/CVE-2004-1561-Notes | 2021-05-28 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD, OSV, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2004-1561 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Icecast, published December 31, 2004. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 77.9%, the 99th percentile. Fixed in icecast2 2.0.2.debian-1.