Vulnerability · Published Jan 11, 2021 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2020-24027
Critical 9.8
In plain English
A critical-severity security flaw in the liblivemedia package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.6% (higher than 76% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)1.6%top 23.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official 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.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:14 | liblivemedia | 2026.09.23-dfsg-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-24027 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | liblivemedia | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-24027 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- http://www.live555.com/liveMedia/public/changelog.txt x_refsource_MISC
- http://lists.live555.com/pipermail/live-devel/2020-July/021662.html x_refsource_MISC