Live555 development team reports bounds-checking error in 'parseRTSPRequestString()' caused by an int vs. unsigned problem, allowing an attacker to crash the server remotely using the smallest RTSP query possible
Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 12 |
---|---|---|---|---|
securityvulns | LIVE555 media server DoS | 19 Nov 200700:00 | – | securityvulns |
Tenable Nessus | GLSA-200803-22 : LIVE555 Media Server: Denial of Service | 17 Mar 200800:00 | – | nessus |
CVE | CVE-2007-6036 | 20 Nov 200711:46 | – | cve |
OpenVAS | FreeBSD Ports: liveMedia | 4 Sep 200800:00 | – | openvas |
OpenVAS | FreeBSD Ports: liveMedia | 4 Sep 200800:00 | – | openvas |
OpenVAS | Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200803-22 (live) | 24 Sep 200800:00 | – | openvas |
OpenVAS | Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200803-22 (live) | 24 Sep 200800:00 | – | openvas |
Prion | Memory corruption | 20 Nov 200711:46 | – | prion |
NVD | CVE-2007-6036 | 20 Nov 200711:46 | – | nvd |
FreeBSD | liveMedia -- DoS vulnerability | 20 Nov 200700:00 | – | freebsd |
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include('compat.inc');
if (description)
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script_id(29289);
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script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2021/01/06");
script_cve_id("CVE-2007-6036");
script_name(english:"FreeBSD : liveMedia -- DoS vulnerability (821afaa2-9e9a-11dc-a7e3-0016360406fa)");
script_summary(english:"Checks for updated package in pkg_info output");
script_set_attribute(
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script_set_attribute(
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"The live555 development team reports :
Fixed a bounds-checking error in 'parseRTSPRequestString()' caused by
an int vs. unsigned problem.
The function which handles the incoming queries from the clients is
affected by a vulnerability which allows an attacker to crash the
server remotely using the smallest RTSP query possible to use."
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script_set_attribute(
attribute:"see_also",
value:"http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/live555x-adv.txt"
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"see_also",
value:"http://www.live555.com/liveMedia/public/changelog.txt"
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# https://vuxml.freebsd.org/freebsd/821afaa2-9e9a-11dc-a7e3-0016360406fa.html
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"see_also",
value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?c730a497"
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script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Update the affected package.");
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C");
script_cwe_id(20);
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:liveMedia");
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script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2007/11/20");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2007/12/08");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2007/12/11");
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script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2007-2021 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
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if (!get_kb_item("Host/FreeBSD/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "FreeBSD");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
flag = 0;
if (pkg_test(save_report:TRUE, pkg:"liveMedia<2007.11.18,1")) flag++;
if (flag)
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if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:pkg_report_get());
else security_hole(0);
exit(0);
}
else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");
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