CVE-2018-4013 Memory corruption in LIVE555 Media Server

What is CVE-2018-4013?

CVE-2018-4013 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 19 Oct 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An exploitable code execution vulnerability exists in the HTTP packet-parsing functionality of the LIVE555 RTSP server library version 0.92. A specially crafted packet can cause a stack-based buffer overflow, resulting in code execution. An attacker can send a packet to trigger this vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-787

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-4013?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Live555 Live555 Media Server.

How do I fix CVE-2018-4013?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2018-4013 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-4013 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 2 proofs of concept on GitHub.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2018-4013, DLA-1582-1, DSA-4343-1, GHSA-3rmx-2chr-mp38, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-4013.