CVE-2007-6036 EXPLOIT
7.1
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 4.4% (pctl 91)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
The parseRTSPRequestString function in LIVE555 Media Server 2007.11.01 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a short RTSP query, which causes a negative number to be used during memory allocation.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.1 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
| EPSS | 4.41% — more likely to be exploited than 91% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-20 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2007-11-20 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| live555 | media server |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | LIVE555 Media Server 2007.11.1 - ParseRTSPRequestString Remote Denial of Service | 2007-11-19 |
References
- http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/live555x-adv.txt
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27711
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29356
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200803-22.xml
- http://www.live555.com/liveMedia/public/changelog.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483910/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26488
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3939
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38542
- http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/live555x-adv.txt
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27711
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29356
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200803-22.xml
- http://www.live555.com/liveMedia/public/changelog.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483910/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26488
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3939
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38542
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