Description
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.
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Remediation
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Tracking
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Advisories
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EUVD |
EUVD-2021-28424 | 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. |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-04T03:08:32.468Z
Reserved: 2021-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2021-41396
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Status : Modified
Published: 2022-07-12T14:15:14.797
Modified: 2024-11-21T06:26:12.400
Link: CVE-2021-41396
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OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD