CVE-2026-38998
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2026-38998 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2026-09-09 20:17:22 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-09-09 20:22:58 UTC |
| Description | A use-after-free in the SocketDescriptor::tcpReadHandler1 function (liveMedia/RTPInterface.cpp) of LIVE555 Streaming Media (version 2026.02.26) allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via sending a series of crafted RTSP and HTTP requests to the server. |
Risk And Classification
EPSS: 0.001540000 probability, percentile 0.048960000 (date 2026-09-10)
Problem Types: n/a
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| github.com/archersec/security-advisories/blob/master/live555/live555-adv... | [email protected] | github.com | |
| lists.live555.com/pipermail/live-devel/2026-March/022789.html | [email protected] | lists.live555.com | |
| download.live555.com/changelog.txt | [email protected] | download.live555.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
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