CVE-2021-38380

HIGH
Published Aug 10, 20214y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
7.5 CVSS 3.1
High
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Published Aug 10, 2021 4y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

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.

CVSS Details

Base Score
7.5
Exploitability
3.9
Impact
3.6
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity None
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

No active exploitation signals — not in CISA KEV and no EPSS score yet.

Exploit & Patch Status
Public Exploit Known
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read Memory Safety

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
live555live555* <2021.08.04

References 2

  • lists.live555.com http://lists.live555.com/pipermail/live-devel/2021-August/021954.html
    ExploitMailing ListVendor Advisory
  • live555.com http://www.live555.com/liveMedia/public/changelog.txt#%5B2021.08.04%5D

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.