What is CVE-2023-37117?

CVE-2023-37117 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Live555, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-01-12.

How severe is CVE-2023-37117?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Use After Free in Live555

CVE-2023-37117

A heap-use-after-free vulnerability was found in live555 version 2023.05.10 while handling the SETUP.

Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free

Published 2024-01-12 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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: 0.009 (57.2th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 57th percentile — 57.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Live555 — versions 2023.05.10

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-416 — Use After Free

References

www.live555.com/liveMedia/public/changelog.txt (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
lists.live555.com/pipermail/live-devel/2023-June/022331.html (Exploit, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-37117?: CVE-2023-37117 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Live555, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-01-12.
How severe is CVE-2023-37117?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.