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Debian Security Advisory DSA 4343-1 (liblivemedia - security update)
Information
Severity
Severity
High
Family
Family
Debian Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
7.5
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
5 years ago
Modified
Modified
5 years ago
Summary
It was discovered that a buffer overflow in liveMedia, a set of C++ libraries for multimedia streaming could result in the execution of arbitrary code when parsing a malformed RTSP stream.
Affected Software
Affected Software
liblivemedia on Debian Linux
Detection Method
Detection Method
This check tests the installed software version using the apt package manager.
Solution
Solution
For the stable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in version 2016.11.28-1+deb9u1. We recommend that you upgrade your liblivemedia packages. For the detailed security status of liblivemedia please refer to its security tracker page linked in the references.