CVE-2018-4013 json
An exploitable code execution vulnerability exists in the HTTP packet-parsing functionality of the LIVE555 RTSP server library version 0.92.
published 2018-10-19 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2018-15799
- cvss
- 10.0
- version 3.0, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 9.7%
- EPSS 9.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 95%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- liblivemedia Debian 14 2018.10.17-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2018-4013
- liblivemedia Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 2014.01.13-1+deb8u1build0.14.04.1
- liblivemedia Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS 2016.02.09-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
- liblivemedia Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS 2018.02.18-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2018-4013
Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0
- live555 Package Hub 15, openSUSE Leap 15.0 2018.12.14-bp150.3.3.1
opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2019:0058-1
Exploit prediction
9.67% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- talosintelligence.com https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0684 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.0 | 10.0 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Affected products
- Live Networks LIVE555 Media Server
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write
References
-
talosintelligence.com
/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0684
exploit, third-party-advisory
-
debian.org
/security/2018/dsa-4343
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
-
security.gentoo.org
/glsa/202005-06
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
-
lists.live555.com
/pipermail/live-devel/2018-October/021071.html
mailing-list, third-party-advisory
-
lists.debian.org
/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00020.html
mailing-list, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2018-4013
- NVD CVE-2018-4013
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