CVE-2007-6036
HIGH · CVSS 7.1EPSS 4.4%EU EUVD
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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 7.1 (v2.0)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-20
- EPSS score
- 4.4% (91th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2007-6006)
- Published
- November 20, 2007
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2007-6006 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- live555 / media server
References
- http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/live555x-adv.txt(Exploit)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27711(Vendor Advisory)
- 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
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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