CVE-2021-38380
HIGHlive555 < 2021.08.04 - Denial of Service via MP3 Stream Request Handling
Title source: llmDescription
Live555 through 1.08 mishandles huge requests for the same MP3 stream, leading to recursion and s stack-based buffer over-read. An attacker can leverage this to launch a DoS attack.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Exploit, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://lists.live555.com/pipermail/live-devel/2021-August/021954.html
Various Sources x_refsource_misc
http://www.live555.com/liveMedia/public/changelog.txt#%5B2021.08.04%5D
Scores
CVSS v3
7.5
EPSS
0.0153
EPSS Percentile
71.7%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-125
Status
published
Products (1)
live555/live555
< 2021.08.04
Published
Aug 10, 2021
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026