#VU17554 Use-after-free in LIVE555 Media Server


Published: 2019-02-12

Vulnerability identifier: #VU17554

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-7314

CWE-ID: CWE-416

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
LIVE555 Media Server
Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products

Vendor: Live Networks

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition.

The vulnerability exists due to use-after-free error when mishandling of the termination of an RTSP stream after RTP/RTCP-over-RTSP has been set up. A remote attacker can trigger segmentation fault and cause the RTSP server to crash.

Mitigation
Update to version 0.95.

Vulnerable software versions

LIVE555 Media Server: 0.1 - 0.94


External links
http://lists.live555.com/pipermail/live-devel/2019-February/021143.html
http://www.live555.com/liveMedia/public/changelog.txt


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.


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