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.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | liblivemedia | 2026.09.23-dfsg-1 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | liblivemedia | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | liblivemedia | No fix yet | — |
Show 2 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | liblivemedia | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | liblivemedia | No fix yet | — |
Alpine
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.24 | live-media | 2022.02.07-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.23 | live-media | 2022.02.07-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.22 | live-media | 2022.02.07-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.21 | live-media | 2022.02.07-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.20 | live-media | 2022.02.07-r0 | — |
Show 4 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.19 | live-media | 2022.02.07-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.18 | live-media | 2022.02.07-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.17 | live-media | 2022.02.07-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.16 | live-media | 2022.02.07-r0 | — |