OvenMediaEngine through 0.21.0 contains a denial of service vulnerability in OvtPacket::LoadHeader() that allows unauthenticated attackers to stall connections by sending payload_length values above 32750. Attackers can send crafted OVT packets to the OVT listener to hold connections open indefinitely and accumulate buffered memory, disrupting origin-to-edge stream relay.

Metrics

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact None

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact None

Vulnerable System Availability Impact High

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation poc

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendors Products
Ovenmedialabs
  • Ovenmediaengine

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References
Link Providers
https://github.com/OvenMediaLabs/OvenMediaEngine cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/OvenMediaLabs/OvenMediaEngine/blob/v0.21.0/src/modules/ovt_packetizer/ovt_depacketizer.cpp#L32-L53 cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/OvenMediaLabs/OvenMediaEngine/blob/v0.21.0/src/modules/ovt_packetizer/ovt_packet.cpp#L48-L129 cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/OvenMediaLabs/OvenMediaEngine/commit/ce316146d668a934217f25c777289ca256aa6786 cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/OvenMediaLabs/OvenMediaEngine/issues/2330 cve-icon cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ovenmediaengine-through-0.21.0-ovt-relay-dos-via-oversized-payload-length cve-icon cve-icon
History

Tue, 03 Nov 2026 14:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Thu, 29 Oct 2026 13:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Ovenmedialabs
Ovenmedialabs ovenmediaengine
Vendors & Products Ovenmedialabs
Ovenmedialabs ovenmediaengine

Wed, 28 Oct 2026 21:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description OvenMediaEngine through 0.21.0 contains a denial of service vulnerability in OvtPacket::LoadHeader() that allows unauthenticated attackers to stall connections by sending payload_length values above 32750. Attackers can send crafted OVT packets to the OVT listener to hold connections open indefinitely and accumulate buffered memory, disrupting origin-to-edge stream relay.
Title OvenMediaEngine through 0.21.0 OVT Relay DoS via Oversized payload_length
Weaknesses CWE-770
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published: 2026-10-28T21:11:17.232Z

Updated: 2026-11-03T13:39:32.884Z

Reserved: 2026-10-28T17:31:29.498Z

Link: CVE-2026-118689

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-11-03T13:39:24.072Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-10-28T22:17:12.920

Modified: 2026-11-03T14:17:32.953

Link: CVE-2026-118689

cve-icon Redhat

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