Out-of-bounds Read in Live555
CVE-2021-38380
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.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.015 (71.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Live555
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Mailing List, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-38380?
- CVE-2021-38380 is a high-severity vulnerability in Live555, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2021-08-10.
- How severe is CVE-2021-38380?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.