CVE Vulnerability

CVE-2021-41396

Live555 through 1.08 does not handle socket connections properly. A huge number of incoming socket connections in a short time invokes the error-handling module, in which a heap-based buffer overflow happens. An attacker can leverage this to launch a DoS attack.

5 /10

CVSS v2.0 :

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 10 / Impact : 2.9

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact PARTIAL

Scope

7.5 /10

CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References
Link Resource
http://lists.live555.com/pipermail/live-devel/2021-September/021994.html Exploit Mailing List
http://www.live555.com/liveMedia/public/changelog.txt Release Notes Vendor Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1

cpe:2.3:a:live555:live555:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Information

Published : 2022-07-12 02:15

Updated : 2022-07-18 06:59

NVD link : CVE-2021-41396

Mitre link : CVE-2021-41396

Products Affected
No products.
CWE
CWE-787