# CVE-2022-40016: Use After Free (UAF) vulnerability in ireader media-server before commit 3e0f63f1d3553f75c7d4eb32fa7c7a1976a9ff84 in librtmp, allows attacke

- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2023-02-15 · Updated: 2025-03-19

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Use After Free (UAF) vulnerability in ireader media-server before commit 3e0f63f1d3553f75c7d4eb32fa7c7a1976a9ff84 in librtmp, allows attackers to cause a denial of service.

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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/ireader/media-server/issues/235

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