CVE-2018-4013

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 202005-06

Severity Score

9.8

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

An exploitable code execution vulnerability exists in the HTTP packet-parsing functionality of the LIVE555 RTSP server library version 0.92. A specially crafted packet can cause a stack-based buffer overflow, resulting in code execution. An attacker can send a packet to trigger this vulnerability.

Existe una vulnerabilidad explotable de ejecución de código en la funcionalidad HTTP packet-parsing de la biblioteca del servidor LIVE555 RTSP en su versión 0.92. Un paquete especialmente manipulado puede provocar un desbordamiento de búfer basado en pila que daría lugar a la ejecución de código. Un atacante puede enviar un paquete para provocar esta vulnerabilidad.

It was discovered that a buffer overflow in liveMedia, a set of C++ libraries for multimedia streaming could result in the execution of arbitrary code when parsing a malformed RTSP stream.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2018-01-02 CVE Reserved
2018-10-19 CVE Published
2018-12-05 First Exploit
2024-09-16 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write

CAPEC

References (7)

URL	Tag	Source
http://lists.live555.com/pipermail/live-devel/2018-October/021071.html	Mailing List
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00020.html	Mailing List

URL	Date	SRC
https://github.com/DoubleMice/cve-2018-4013	2018-12-05
https://github.com/r3dxpl0it/RTSPServer-Code-Execution-Vulnerability	2023-11-02
https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0684	2024-09-16

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202005-06	2022-06-07
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4343	2022-06-07

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Live555 Search vendor "Live555"		Live555 Media Server Search vendor "Live555" for product "Live555 Media Server"				0.92 Search vendor "Live555" for product "Live555 Media Server" and version "0.92"		-		Affected
Debian Search vendor "Debian"		Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux"				8.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "8.0"		-		Affected
Debian Search vendor "Debian"		Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux"				9.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "9.0"		-		Affected