A use-after-free in the MPEG1or2Demux::newElementaryStream() function of Live555…
Priority MEDIUM 62CWE-416Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- 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 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-416 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
A use-after-free in the MPEG1or2Demux::newElementaryStream() function of Live555 Streaming Media v2018.09.02 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via supplying a crafted MPEG Program stream.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00325 25th 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
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
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.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-65407
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gm79-688m-pgcf
References
More Live555 Streaming Media vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-40350 A NULL pointer dereference in the ADTSAudioFileServerMediaSubsession::createNewRTPSink()… 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
- TI-2013-05696 The parseRTSPRequestString function in Live Networks Live555 Streaming Media 2011.08.13… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2025-65407 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-65407 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-gm79-688m-pgcf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2025-65407 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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