CVE-2023-37117

A heap-use-after-free vulnerability was found in live555 version 2023.05.10 while handling the...

9.8 CriticalFix available

A heap-use-after-free vulnerability was found in live555 version 2023.05.10 while handling the SETUP.

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: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

0.87%Up 0.8 points since Jan 17, 2024

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.8

A heap-use-after-free vulnerability was found in live555 version 2023.05.10 while handling the SETUP.

Record: CVE-2023-37117
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-416
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List 9.8

A heap-use-after-free vulnerability was found in live555 version 2023.05.10 while handling the SETUP.

Record: CVE-2023-37117
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-416
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2023-41037 9.8

A heap-use-after-free vulnerability was found in live555 version 2023.05.10 while handling the SETUP.

Record: EUVD-2023-41037
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hvvx-qx2r-4h8q 9.8

A heap-use-after-free vulnerability was found in live555 version 2023.05.10 while handling the...

A heap-use-after-free vulnerability was found in live555 version 2023.05.10 while handling the SETUP.

Record: GHSA-hvvx-qx2r-4h8q
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-416
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2023-37117 9.8

A heap-use-after-free vulnerability was found in live555 version 2023.05.10 while handling the SETUP.

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2023-37117
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2023-37117 9.8

A heap-use-after-free vulnerability was found in live555 version 2023.05.10 while handling the SETUP.

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2023-37117
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

live555

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`liblivemedia` Debian:14	before 2026.09.23-dfsg-1, plus listed versions 2004.11.11a-12005.04.01-12005.06.16-12005.07.21-12005.10.05-1 Show 45 moreShow less 2006.03.17-12006.03.17-22007.02.20-12007.02.20-22008.07.25-12008.07.25-22009.11.27-12010.02.10-12010.04.09-12010.11.17-12011.03.14-12011.05.25-12011.06.16-12011.07.08-12011.07.21-12011.08.22-12011.09.02-12011.12.23-12012.02.04-12012.02.29-12012.02.29-22012.04.04-12012.04.21-12012.05.03-12012.05.03-1~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	2026.09.23-dfsg-1
`liblivemedia` Ubuntu: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
`liblivemedia` Ubuntu: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
`liblivemedia` Ubuntu:20.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 2018.11.26-1.12020.01.19-12020.01.19-1build1	None known
`liblivemedia` Ubuntu:26.10	All versions, plus listed versions 2026.09.23-dfsg-12026.09.23-dfsg-32026.09.23-dfsg-4	None known

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2023-37117 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Live555, published January 12, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.87%, the 58th percentile. Fixed in liblivemedia 2026.09.23-dfsg-1.

References

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