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CVE-2021-41396

HIGH CVSS: 7.5 Published: 2022-07-12 Modified: 2026-06-17

Description

Live555 through 1.08 does not handle socket connections properly. A huge number of incoming socket connections in a short time invokes the error-handling module, in which a heap-based buffer overflow happens. An attacker can leverage this to launch a DoS attack.

Affected Platforms

Live555 Live555

Weakness Type

CWE-787

References