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TI-2023-18787 Aliases CVE-2023-37117GHSA-hvvx-qx2r-4h8q

A heap-use-after-free vulnerability was found in live555 version 2023.05.10 while handling the SETUP.

Priority MEDIUM 50CWE-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 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-416 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

A heap-use-after-free vulnerability was found in live555 version 2023.05.10 while handling the SETUP.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0087 59th 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

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:live555:live555:2023.05.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2023.05.10VulnerableLive555
  • cpe:2.3:a:live555:live555:2023.05.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2023.05.10 Vulnerable ·Live555

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-37117
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hvvx-qx2r-4h8q

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 1

  • 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-2021-15984 Live555 through 1.08 mishandles huge requests for the same MP3 stream, leading to… 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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