CVE-2021-41396
Severity Score
7.5
*CVSS v3.1
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
1
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
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*SSVC
Descriptions
Live555 through 1.08 does not handle socket connections properly. A huge number of incoming socket connections in a short time invokes the error-handling module, in which a heap-based buffer overflow happens. An attacker can leverage this to launch a DoS attack.
Live555 versiones hasta 1.08, no maneja apropiadamente las conexiones de socket. Un gran número de conexiones de socket entrantes en poco tiempo invoca el módulo de administración de errores, en el que se produce un desbordamiento de búfer en la región heap de la memoria. Un atacante puede aprovechar esto para lanzar un ataque DoS
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- Decision:-
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Timeline
- 2021-09-20 CVE Reserved
- 2022-07-11 CVE Published
- 2024-02-01 EPSS Updated
- 2024-08-04 CVE Updated
- 2024-08-04 First Exploit
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
- CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write
CAPEC
References (2)
| URL | Tag | Source |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| http://lists.live555.com/pipermail/live-devel/2021-September/021994.html | 2024-08-04 |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| http://www.live555.com/liveMedia/public/changelog.txt | 2022-07-18 |