SB2018112401 - Debian update for liblivemedia
Published: November 24, 2018
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Stack-based buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-4013)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists the HTTP packet parsing functionality of LIVE555 RTSP Server library that analyzes HTTP headers for RTSP tunneling over HTTP due to stack-based buffer overflow when handling malicious input. A remote attacker can supply a speciallycrafted packet containing multiple “Accept:” or “x-sessioncookie” strings, trigger memory corruption in the function “lookForHeader and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.