7.5

CVE-2021-28899: live555 streaming_media

CVSS: 7.5v3.1HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2021-28899DEBIAN-CVE-2021-28899
Published 29-04-2021Last modified 03-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2021-28899 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in live555 streaming_media. EPSS estimates a 1.09% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 65% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
30/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.09%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 3 · Related 2

Timeline

  1. 29-04-2021
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 03-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Vulnerability in the AC3AudioFileServerMediaSubsession, ADTSAudioFileServerMediaSubsession, and AMRAudioFileServerMediaSubsessionLive OnDemandServerMediaSubsession subclasses in Networks LIVE555 Streaming Media before 2021.3.16.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.09%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

65%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.09% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
1.09%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • liblivemedia< 2026.09.23-dfsg-1
Live5551 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • liblivemediaAll versions (No fix recorded)

3 vendors · 3 products

References

4 links