#VU18009 Input validation error in LIVE555 Media Server - CVE-2019-9215

 

#VU18009 Input validation error in LIVE555 Media Server - CVE-2019-9215

Published: March 18, 2019


Vulnerability identifier: #VU18009
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-9215
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
LIVE555 Media Server
Software vendor:
Live Networks

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in the parseAuthorizationHeader() function. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack against application using the vulnerable version of Live555 codec library.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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