TI-2021-15984 Aliases CVE-2021-38380 GHSA-3vvx-rwp5-c7c5

Live555 through 1.08 mishandles huge requests for the same MP3 stream, leading to…

LOW 36CWE-125Published 2021-08-10 · Updated 2024-08-04

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: None · None · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-125 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Live555 through 1.08 mishandles huge requests for the same MP3 stream, leading to recursion and s stack-based buffer over-read. An attacker can leverage this to launch a DoS attack.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01532 74th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

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

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:live555:live555::::::::	before 2021.08.04	Vulnerable	Live555

cpe:2.3:a:live555:live555:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2021.08.04 Vulnerable ·Live555

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-38380
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3vvx-rwp5-c7c5

References

Exploit 1

http://lists.live555.com/pipermail/live-devel/2021-August/021954.html

Other 1

http://www.live555.com/liveMedia/public/changelog.txt#%5B2021.08.04%5D

TI-2023-18787 A heap-use-after-free vulnerability was found in live555 version 2023.05.10 while handling the SETUP. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2021-18212 Live555 through 1.08 does not handle socket connections properly. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
TI-2021-16660 Live555 through 1.08 has a memory leak in AC3AudioStreamParser for AC3 files. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
TI-2021-15986 Live555 through 1.08 does not handle Matroska and Ogg files properly. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
TI-2021-15985 Live555 through 1.08 does not handle MPEG-1 or 2 files properly. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
TI-2021-16661 liveMedia/FramedSource.cpp in Live555 through 1.08 allows an assertion failure and… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5

Sources

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