CVE-2026-38998

medium

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

https://github.com/archersec/security-advisories/blob/master/live555/live555-advisory-2026.md

https://download.live555.com/changelog.txt

http://lists.live555.com/pipermail/live-devel/2026-March/022789.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-09-09

Updated: 2026-09-09

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Severity: Medium

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00154