Buffer overflow in Live555 Media Server
CVE-2018-4013
An exploitable code execution vulnerability exists in the HTTP packet-parsing functionality of the LIVE555 RTSP server library version 0.92. A specially crafted packet can cause a stack-based buffer overflow, resulting in code execution. An attacker can send a packet to trigger this vulnerability.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.097 (95.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 95th percentile — 95.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.097 · newest: 0.097 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Live555 Media Server — versions 0.92
- Live Networks Live555 Media Server — versions Version 0.92
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0, 9.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4343 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.live555.com/pipermail/live-devel/2018-October/021071.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00020.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202005-06 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0684 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-4013?
- CVE-2018-4013 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Live555 Media Server, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-10-19.
- How severe is CVE-2018-4013?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-4013 known to be exploited?
- 7 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.