A use-after-free in the SocketDescriptor::tcpReadHandler1 function (liveMedia/RTPInterface.cpp) of LIVE555 Streaming Media (version 2026.02.26) allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via sending a series of crafted RTSP and HTTP requests to the server.
History

Mon, 21 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0000

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Title Use-After-Free in LIVE555 Streaming Media Enables Remote Denial of Service

Mon, 14 Sep 2026 13:30:00 +0000

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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Fri, 11 Sep 2026 03:15:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Live555
Live555 streaming Media
Vendors & Products Live555
Live555 streaming Media

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 23:15:00 +0000

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Title Use-After-Free in LIVE555 Streaming Media Enables Remote Denial of Service
Weaknesses CWE-416

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 19:30:00 +0000

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Description A use-after-free in the SocketDescriptor::tcpReadHandler1 function (liveMedia/RTPInterface.cpp) of LIVE555 Streaming Media (version 2026.02.26) allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via sending a series of crafted RTSP and HTTP requests to the server.
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2026-09-09T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2026-09-14T12:15:58.063Z

Reserved: 2026-04-06T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2026-38998

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-14T12:15:37.428Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-09-09T20:17:22.387

Modified: 2026-09-14T13:18:22.017

Link: CVE-2026-38998

cve-icon Redhat

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