CVE-2021-38380 Denial of service in n/a
An attacker can cause a denial of service in applications using Live555 by sending huge requests for the same MP3 stream, triggering a stack-based buffer over-read.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2021-38380?
CVE-2021-38380 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 Aug 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-38380?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Live555 Live555.
How do I fix CVE-2021-38380?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2021-38380 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-38380 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2021-38380, GHSA-3vvx-rwp5-c7c5, UBUNTU-CVE-2021-38380.