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Live555 EUVDEUVD-2025-200020

| CVE-2025-65404 MEDIUM
Classic Buffer Overflow (CWE-120)
2025-12-01 cve@mitre.org
6.5
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A06:2021 - Vulnerable and Outdated Components
ASVS 5.0
V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Buffer copy size validation
MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique across 1 tactic: Execution

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Impact

Successful exploitation can lead to arbitrary code execution, denial of service, or privilege escalation depending on the memory layout and protections in place. With a CVSS score of 6.5 (MEDIUM), this represents a moderate risk.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker sends an oversized input to a vulnerable function, overwriting the return address on the stack to redirect execution to attacker-controlled shellcode.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
Patch available 0.1% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Mar 15, 2026

A buffer overflow in the getSideInfo2() function of Live555 Streaming Media v2018.09.02 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted MP3 stream.

Earlier versions of this analysis (1)
v1 Mar 15, 2026 - 13:34 CVSS 6.5

RemediationAI

Use memory-safe languages or bounds-checked functions. Enable ASLR, DEP/NX, and stack canaries. Apply vendor patches promptly.

Affected VersionsENISA

n/a n/a

Affects your stack

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Checking this CVE against your own stacks and servers is part of the Basic plan and up.

Technical ContextAI · show details

A buffer overflow occurs when data written to a buffer exceeds its allocated size, potentially overwriting adjacent memory and corrupting program state. This vulnerability is classified as Classic Buffer Overflow (CWE-120).

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Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY 6.5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Ubuntu MEDIUM
SUSE MEDIUM

Primary rating from NVD.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

3
Patch released
Mar 31, 2026 - 21:13 nvd
Patch available
PoC Detected
Dec 23, 2025 - 13:51 vuln.today
Public exploit code
CVE Published
Dec 01, 2025 - 16:15 nvd
MEDIUM 6.5

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

CVE-2025-65404 presents notable security risk, a buffer overflow vulnerability rated CVSS 6.5. Exploitation could cause memory corruption or application crashes. Proof-of-concept code is publicly available. Organizations should apply vendor updates when available and monitor for exploitation.

Business Impact: Moderate
Compensating Controls

Apply vendor patch. If patching is delayed: enable ASLR/DEP, apply network segmentation.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.1%
Top 82% exploitable
Exploit
POC
Public exploit code exists
Data Quality
6 sources
Confidence: High

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC Yes
EPSS 0.1%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

Exploitation· derived
Poc
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
No

Priority Score

52
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +32
PoC: +20
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

A buffer overflow occurs when a program writes more data to a memory buffer than it was allocated to hold, causing the excess data to spill into adjacent memory regions.

Denial of Service attacks render applications or systems unavailable by overwhelming resources or triggering failure conditions.

CVE-2023-37117 CRITICAL POC
9.8 Jan 12

A heap-use-after-free vulnerability was found in live555 version 2023.05.10 while handling the SETUP. Rated critical sev

CVE-2019-6256 CRITICAL POC
9.8 Jan 14

A Denial of Service issue was discovered in the LIVE555 Streaming Media libraries as used in Live555 Media Server 0.93.

CVE-2018-4013 CRITICAL POC
9.8 Oct 19

An exploitable code execution vulnerability exists in the HTTP packet-parsing functionality of the LIVE555 RTSP server l

CVE-2013-6934 HIGH POC
7.5 Jan 23

The parseRTSPRequestString function in Live Networks Live555 Streaming Media 2013.11.26, as used in VideoLAN VLC Media P

CVE-2026-41470 HIGH POC
8.2 May 19

Authorization bypass in LIVE555 RTSP server (versions before 2026.04.22) allows remote unauthenticated attackers to hija

CVE-2021-39282 HIGH POC
7.5 Aug 18

Live555 through 1.08 has a memory leak in AC3AudioStreamParser for AC3 files. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulne

CVE-2021-38380 HIGH POC
7.5 Aug 10

Live555 through 1.08 mishandles huge requests for the same MP3 stream, leading to recursion and s stack-based buffer ove

CVE-2019-7733 HIGH POC
7.5 Feb 11

In Live555 0.95, there is a buffer overflow via a large integer in a Content-Length HTTP header because handleRequestByt

CVE-2025-65407 MEDIUM POC
6.5 Dec 01

A use-after-free in the MPEG1or2Demux::newElementaryStream() function of Live555 Streaming Media v2018.09.02 allows atta

CVE-2025-65408 MEDIUM POC
6.5 Dec 01

A NULL pointer dereference in the ADTSAudioFileServerMediaSubsession::createNewRTPSink() function of Live555 Streaming M

CVE-2025-65406 MEDIUM POC
6.5 Dec 01

A heap overflow in the MatroskaFile::createRTPSinkForTrackNumber() function of Live555 Streaming Media v2018.09.02 allow

CVE-2025-65405 MEDIUM POC
6.5 Dec 01

A use-after-free in the ADTSAudioFileSource::samplingFrequency() function of Live555 Streaming Media v2018.09.02 allows

Vendor StatusVendor

Ubuntu

Priority: Medium
liblivemedia
Release Status Version
xenial needs-triage -
bionic needs-triage -
focal needs-triage -
jammy DNE -
noble DNE -
plucky DNE -
questing DNE -
upstream needs-triage -

Debian

liblivemedia
Release Status Fixed Version Urgency
(unstable) fixed (unfixed) -

SUSE

Severity: Medium

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