CVE-2007-6036

LIVE555 Media Server <2007.11.01 - DoS

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2007-6036. PoCs published by Luigi Auriemma.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The provided text describes a remote denial-of-service vulnerability in LIVE555 Media Server due to insufficient input sanitization. The vulnerability affects version 2007.11.01 and potentially others.

Description

The parseRTSPRequestString function in LIVE555 Media Server 2007.11.01 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a short RTSP query, which causes a negative number to be used during memory allocation.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by Luigi Auriemma · textdoslinux
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/30776

The provided text describes a remote denial-of-service vulnerability in LIVE555 Media Server due to insufficient input sanitization. The vulnerability affects version 2007.11.01 and potentially others.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: LIVE555 Media Server 2007.11.01
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target server
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (9)

Core 9
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483910/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38542
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200803-22.xml
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/29356
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/27711
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://www.live555.com/liveMedia/public/changelog.txt
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3939
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26488

Scores

EPSS 0.0441
EPSS Percentile 90.1%

Details

CWE
CWE-20
Status published
Products (1)
live555/media_server < 2007.11.01
Published Nov 20, 2007
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026