7.5

CVE-2021-38380: live555 Out-of-bounds Read

CVSS: 7.5v3.1HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2021-38380DEBIAN-CVE-2021-38380
Published 10-08-2021Last modified 04-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2021-38380 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in live555. EPSS estimates a 1.53% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 74.4% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
40/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.53%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference

Timeline

  1. 10-08-2021
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 04-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Live555 through 1.08 mishandles huge requests for the same MP3 stream, leading to recursion and s stack-based buffer over-read. An attacker can leverage this to launch a DoS attack.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.53%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

74%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.53% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
1.53%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (lists.live555.com)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

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

3 vendors · 3 products

References

6 links