CVE-2019-7732

In Live555 0.95, a setup packet can cause a memory leak leading to DoS because, when there are multiple instances of a single field (username, realm, nonce, uri, or response), only the last instance can ever be freed.

Published: 2019-02-11 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2019-7732 is rated Moderate Risk (48.6/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.33%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2019-7732

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-30 0.40% 0.33% -0.06%
2 2025-03-29 0.33% 0.40% +0.06%
3 2025-03-17 — 0.33% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2019-7732

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.0 HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 3.6 [email protected]
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2019-7732

OS Trackers for CVE-2019-7732

vendor priority summary link
ubuntu low CVE-2019-7732 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (liblivemedia), 6 status rows across 6 suites (bionic, cosmic, disco, trusty, upstream, xenial): ignored 4, DNE 1, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-7732

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2019-7732

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
live555 streaming_media 0.95 cpe:2.3:a:live555:streaming_media:0.95:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2019-7732

URL Tags
https://github.com/rgaufman/live555/issues/20 Third Party Advisory
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