CVE-2020-24027 describes a critical buffer overflow vulnerability (CWE-787) in Live Networks, Inc.'s liblivemedia library, specifically affecting versions up to 20200625. This flaw occurs when the server processes an RTSP "PLAY" command that includes absolute time seeking. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network without authentication or user interaction, potentially leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no public exploit code available, nor is there evidence of active exploitation, and it has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
20200625CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:live555:liblivemedia:20200625:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.