CVE-2021-41396
Live555 through 1.08 does not handle socket connections properly. A huge number of incoming...
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2021-41396- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2021-41396- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-28424 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2021-28424- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vjgm-3mww-8qmf
Live555 through 1.08 does not handle socket connections properly. A huge number of incoming...
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.
- Record
GHSA-vjgm-3mww-8qmf- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2021-41396
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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2021-41396- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2021-41396
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.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2021-41396- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
liblivemediaDebian:14 |
All versions, plus listed versions 2004.11.11a-12005.04.01-12005.06.16-12005.07.21-12005.10.05-1 Show 45 moreShow less2006.03.17-12006.03.17-22007.02.20-12007.02.20-22008.07.25-12008.07.25-22009.11.27-12010.02.10-12010.04.09-12010.11.17-12011.03.14-12011.05.25-12011.06.16-12011.07.08-12011.07.21-12011.08.22-12011.09.02-12011.12.23-12012.02.04-12012.02.29-12012.02.29-22012.04.04-12012.04.21-12012.05.03-12012.05.03-1~bpo60+12012.05.17-12012.05.17-1+wheezy12012.05.17-1~bpo60+12012.08.31-12012.10.24-12012.11.16-12012.11.30-12013.01.05-12013.01.05-22013.01.05-32013.01.15-12013.04.30-12013.10.25-12014.01.13-12015.12.22-12016.01.12-12016.01.16-12016.01.20-12016.01.29-12016.01.29-2 |
None known |
liblivemediaUbuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2014.01.13-12016.01.29-22016.02.09-12016.02.09-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
None known |
liblivemediaUbuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2017.07.18-12017.09.12-1ubuntu12017.10.28-22018.01.29-12018.02.18-12018.02.18-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
None known |
liblivemediaUbuntu:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2018.11.26-1.12020.01.19-12020.01.19-1build1 |
None known |
liblivemediaUbuntu:26.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 2026.09.23-dfsg-12026.09.23-dfsg-32026.09.23-dfsg-4 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-41396 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Live555, published July 11, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.37%, the 72nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
live555.com/liveMedia/public/changelog.txt
lists.live555.com/pipermail/live-devel/2021-September/021994.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-41396
github.com/advisories/GHSA-vjgm-3mww-8qmf
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-41396
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-41396
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-41396
Left out here: 58 versions. The JSON record has them.