Critical severity · published Oct 19, 2018
CVE-2018-4013
An exploitable code execution vulnerability exists in the HTTP packet-parsing functionality of the LIVE555 RTSP server library version 0.92
9.8
CVSS
9.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
An exploitable code execution vulnerability exists in the HTTP packet-parsing functionality of the LIVE555 RTSP server library version 0.92. A specially crafted packet can cause a stack-based buffer overflow, resulting in code execution. An attacker can send a packet to trigger this vulnerability.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)9.7% · higher than 95% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
8.0; 9.0 · source: NVD
LM
Live555 Media Server · Live555
0.92 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-4013
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-4013
Mailing List
http://lists.live555.com/pipermail/live-devel/2018-October/021071.html
Mailing List
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00020.html
Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202005-06
Exploit
https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0684
Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4343
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