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Live555 Streaming Media < 2019.08.16 Use-After-Free Vulnerability (Linux)
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
General
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
4.3
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
4 years ago
Modified
Modified
4 years ago
Summary
Live555 Streaming Media is prone to a Use-After-Free vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
The vulnerability exists because GenericMediaServer::createNewClientSessionWithId can generate the same client session ID in succession, which is mishandled by the MPEG1or2 and Matroska file demultiplexors.
Affected Software
Affected Software
Live555 Streaming Media before version 2019.08.16.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
Update to version 2019.08.16.