# CVE-2019-6256: Denial of service in n/a

> Attackers can crash the RTSP server via crafted HTTP headers when RTSP-over-HTTP tunneling is enabled, affecting systems using LIVE555 libraries.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 14 Jan 2019
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2019-6256, GHSA-j293-2f59-6wr3, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-6256

## What is CVE-2019-6256?

CVE-2019-6256 is a critical denial of service vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 14 Jan 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A Denial of Service issue was discovered in the LIVE555 Streaming Media libraries as used in Live555 Media Server 0.93. It can cause an RTSPServer crash in handleHTTPCmd_TunnelingPOST, when RTSP-over-HTTP tunneling is supported, via x-sessioncookie HTTP headers in a GET request and a POST request within the same TCP session. This occurs because of a call to an incorrect virtual function pointer in the readSocket function in GroupsockHelper.cpp.

Weakness: CWE-755 (Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-6256?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Debian Debian Linux, Live555 Live555 Media Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-6256?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2019-6256 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-6256 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-6256 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-6256 is a critical denial of service vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 14 Jan 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-6256 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Debian Debian Linux. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-6256/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-6256/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-6256
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-6256
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-6256

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