CVE-2021-39283 Denial of service in n/a
An attacker can cause a denial of service in applications using Live555 by sending multiple SETUP and PLAY commands, triggering an assertion failure.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2021-39283?
CVE-2021-39283 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Aug 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
liveMedia/FramedSource.cpp in Live555 through 1.08 allows an assertion failure and application exit via multiple SETUP and PLAY commands.
Weakness: CWE-617
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-39283?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Live555 Live555.
How do I fix CVE-2021-39283?
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-2021-39283 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-39283 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2021-39283, GHSA-w9wx-4fjg-83vq, UBUNTU-CVE-2021-39283.