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.
Published: 2022-07-11
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD 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.
History

Sun, 13 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

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Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00273}

epss

{'score': 0.00433}


cve-icon MITRE

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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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-07-12T14:15:14.797

Modified: 2024-11-21T06:26:12.400

Link: CVE-2021-41396

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Weaknesses