Buffer overflow in LIVE555 Media Server - CVE-2019-7733
Published: February 14, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU17665
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: 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
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-7733
CWE-ID: CWE-120
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Live Networks
Affected software:
LIVE555 Media Server
LIVE555 Media Server
Detailed vulnerability description
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.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-7733
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address the vulnerability.