CVE-2007-6036

Public Exploit

Description

The parseRTSPRequestString function in LIVE555 Media Server 2007.11.01 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a short RTSP query, which causes a negative number to be used during memory allocation.

Category

7.1
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 8.36% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483910/100/0/threaded mailing list
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38542 vdb entry
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200803-22.xml vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29356 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27711 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.live555.com/liveMedia/public/changelog.txt
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3939 vdb entry
http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/live555x-adv.txt exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26488 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-6036?
CVE-2007-6036 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-6036?
To fix CVE-2007-6036, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2007-6036 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2007-6036 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~8% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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