SB2019021401 - Denial of service in LIVE555 Media Server



SB2019021401 - Denial of service in LIVE555 Media Server

Published: February 14, 2019

Security Bulletin ID SB2019021401
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
NO
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.


1) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-7732)

CWE-ID: CWE-401 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform DoS attack on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due memory leak when multiple instances of a single field exist within a setup packet. A remote attacker can send a malicious setup packet and perform denial of service attack.


2) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-7733)

CWE-ID: CWE-120 - Buffer overflow

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform DoS attack on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due a buffer overflow condition in the handleRequestBytes function. A remote attacker can send a malicious HTTP packet and perform denial of service attack.


Remediation

Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.