Live555 before 2019.08.16 has a Use-After-Free because…
Priority MEDIUM 46CWE-416Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-416 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Live555 before 2019.08.16 has a Use-After-Free because GenericMediaServer::createNewClientSessionWithId can generate the same client session ID in succession, which is mishandled by the MPEG1or2 and Matroska file demultiplexors.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0173 77th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-15232
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m42g-4p87-qcrh
References
More Live555 Streaming Media vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-40350 A NULL pointer dereference in the ADTSAudioFileServerMediaSubsession::createNewRTPSink()… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2025-40349 A use-after-free in the MPEG1or2Demux::newElementaryStream() function of Live555… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2025-40348 A heap overflow in the MatroskaFile::createRTPSinkForTrackNumber() function of Live555… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2025-40347 A use-after-free in the ADTSAudioFileSource::samplingFrequency() function of Live555… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2025-40346 A buffer overflow in the getSideInfo2() function of Live555 Streaming Media v2018.09.02… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2013-05697 The parseRTSPRequestString function in Live Networks Live555 Streaming Media 2013.11.26… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2019-15232 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-15232 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-m42g-4p87-qcrh · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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