CVE-2020-24027
Live555
- Published
- 11 January 2021
- Last modified
- 17 June 2026
- CVSS
- 9.8 v3.1
- Severity
- critical
- EPSS
- 1.6% (74th pct)
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- NVD status
- Modified
- Weaknesses
- CWE-787
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Description
In Live Networks, Inc., liblivemedia version 20200625, there is a potential buffer overflow bug in the server handling of a RTSP "PLAY" command, when the command specifies seeking by absolute time.
Exploitation
Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue as of 2026.09.04. That is an absence of confirmed public exploitation, not evidence that exploitation has not occurred. EPSS models a 1.6% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
Affected products
| Product | Vendor | Type | Versions named |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liblivemedia | Live555 | unknown | 20200625 |
References
Vendor advisory and patch
- http://lists.live555.com/pipermail/live-devel/2020-July/021662.html
- http://www.live555.com/liveMedia/public/changelog.txt
- http://lists.live555.com/pipermail/live-devel/2020-July/021662.html
- http://www.live555.com/liveMedia/public/changelog.txt
Record assembled from NVD, CISA KEV 2026.09.04 and FIRST EPSS 2026-09-04. Affected products are those NVD's CPE configuration names that fall inside this site's scope; a CVE may affect products outside it.