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.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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

History

21 Nov 2024, 06:26

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () http://lists.live555.com/pipermail/live-devel/2021-September/021994.html - Exploit, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory () http://lists.live555.com/pipermail/live-devel/2021-September/021994.html - Exploit, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
References () http://www.live555.com/liveMedia/public/changelog.txt - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory () http://www.live555.com/liveMedia/public/changelog.txt - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory

Information

Published : 2022-07-12 14:15

Updated : 2024-11-21 06:26


NVD link : CVE-2021-41396

Mitre link : CVE-2021-41396

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-41396


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Products Affected

live555

  • live555
CWE
CWE-787

Out-of-bounds Write