Vulnerabilities > CVE-2018-4013 - Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in multiple products

047910
CVSS 9.8 - CRITICAL
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
HIGH
Integrity impact
HIGH
Availability impact
HIGH
network
low complexity
live555
debian
CWE-787
critical
nessus

Summary

An exploitable code execution vulnerability exists in the HTTP packet-parsing functionality of the LIVE555 RTSP server library version 0.92. A specially crafted packet can cause a stack-based buffer overflow, resulting in code execution. An attacker can send a packet to trigger this vulnerability.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Live555
1
OS
Debian
2

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

Nessus

  • NASL familySuSE Local Security Checks
    NASL idOPENSUSE-2019-58.NASL
    descriptionThis update fixes two security issues in live555 : - CVE-2018-4013: Remote code execution vulnerability (bsc#1114779) - CVE-2019-6256: Denial of Service issue with RTSP-over-HTTP tunneling via x-sessioncookie HTTP headers (boo#1121892) This library is statically linked into VLC. However VLC is not affected because it only uses the live555 library to implement the RTSP client.
    last seen2020-05-31
    modified2019-01-22
    plugin id121285
    published2019-01-22
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2019-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/121285
    titleopenSUSE Security Update : live555 (openSUSE-2019-58)
    code
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
    # extracted from openSUSE Security Update openSUSE-2019-58.
    #
    # The text description of this plugin is (C) SUSE LLC.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(121285);
      script_version("1.4");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2020/05/26");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2018-4013", "CVE-2019-6256");
    
      script_name(english:"openSUSE Security Update : live555 (openSUSE-2019-58)");
      script_summary(english:"Check for the openSUSE-2019-58 patch");
    
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"synopsis",
        value:"The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"description",
        value:
    "This update fixes two security issues in live555 :
    
      - CVE-2018-4013: Remote code execution vulnerability
        (bsc#1114779)
    
      - CVE-2019-6256: Denial of Service issue with
        RTSP-over-HTTP tunneling via x-sessioncookie HTTP
        headers (boo#1121892)
    
    This library is statically linked into VLC. However VLC is not
    affected because it only uses the live555 library to implement the
    RTSP client."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1114779"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1121892"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"solution",
        value:"Update the affected live555 package."
      );
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
      script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
      script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
      script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:live555-devel");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:15.0");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2018/10/19");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2019/03/23");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2019/01/22");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2019-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
      script_family(english:"SuSE Local Security Checks");
    
      script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
      script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/SuSE/release", "Host/SuSE/rpm-list", "Host/cpu");
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    
    include("audit.inc");
    include("global_settings.inc");
    include("rpm.inc");
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
    release = get_kb_item("Host/SuSE/release");
    if (isnull(release) || release =~ "^(SLED|SLES)") audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "openSUSE");
    if (release !~ "^(SUSE15\.0)$") audit(AUDIT_OS_RELEASE_NOT, "openSUSE", "15.0", release);
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/SuSE/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
    
    ourarch = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
    if (!ourarch) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
    if (ourarch !~ "^(x86_64)$") audit(AUDIT_ARCH_NOT, "x86_64", ourarch);
    
    flag = 0;
    
    if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE15.0", reference:"live555-devel-2018.12.14-lp150.2.3.1") ) flag++;
    
    if (flag)
    {
      if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
      else security_hole(0);
      exit(0);
    }
    else
    {
      tested = pkg_tests_get();
      if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
      else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "live555-devel");
    }
    
  • NASL familyFreeBSD Local Security Checks
    NASL idFREEBSD_PKG_FA194483DABD11E8BF395404A68AD561.NASL
    descriptionTalos reports : An exploitable code execution vulnerability exists in the HTTP packet-parsing functionality of the LIVE555 RTSP server library. A specially crafted packet can cause a stack-based buffer overflow, resulting in code execution. An attacker can send a packet to trigger this vulnerability.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id118478
    published2018-10-29
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2018-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/118478
    titleFreeBSD : liveMedia -- potential remote code execution (fa194483-dabd-11e8-bf39-5404a68ad561)
  • NASL familyDebian Local Security Checks
    NASL idDEBIAN_DSA-4343.NASL
    descriptionIt was discovered that a buffer overflow in liveMedia, a set of C++ libraries for multimedia streaming could result in the execution of arbitrary code when parsing a malformed RTSP stream.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id119124
    published2018-11-26
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2018-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/119124
    titleDebian DSA-4343-1 : liblivemedia - security update
  • NASL familyDebian Local Security Checks
    NASL idDEBIAN_DLA-1582.NASL
    descriptionA stack based buffer overflow vulnerability was found in liblivemedia, the LIVE555 RTSP server library. This issue might be leveraged by remote attackers to cause code execution, by sending a crafted packet. For Debian 8
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id119054
    published2018-11-21
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2018-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/119054
    titleDebian DLA-1582-1 : liblivemedia security update
  • NASL familyGentoo Local Security Checks
    NASL idGENTOO_GLSA-202005-06.NASL
    descriptionThe remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-202005-06 (LIVE555 Media Server: Multiple vulnerabilities) Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in LIVE555 Media Server. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. Impact : Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details. Workaround : There is no known workaround at this time.
    last seen2020-05-21
    modified2020-05-15
    plugin id136636
    published2020-05-15
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/136636
    titleGLSA-202005-06 : LIVE555 Media Server: Multiple vulnerabilities

Talos

idTALOS-2018-0684
last seen2019-05-29
published2018-10-18
reporterTalos Intelligence
sourcehttp://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0684
titleLive Networks LIVE555 streaming media RTSPServer lookForHeader code execution vulnerability

The Hacker News

idTHN:6CD8C5575220F8640A7E9D117AE6181F
last seen2018-10-22
modified2018-10-22
published2018-10-19
reporterThe Hacker News
sourcehttps://thehackernews.com/2018/10/critical-flaw-found-in-streaming.html
titleCritical Code Execution Flaw Found in LIVE555 Streaming Library