Vulnerability · Published Aug 10, 2021 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2021-38380
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in the live-media package (Alpine). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.5% (higher than 75% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.5%top 25.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Live555 through 1.08 mishandles huge requests for the same MP3 stream, leading to recursion and s stack-based buffer over-read. An attacker can leverage this to launch a DoS attack.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.20 | live-media | 2022.02.07-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-38380 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | live-media | 2022.02.07-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-38380 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | live-media | 2022.02.07-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-38380 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | live-media | 2022.02.07-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-38380 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | live-media | 2022.02.07-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-38380 |
| Debian:14 | liblivemedia | 2026.09.23-dfsg-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-38380 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | liblivemedia | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-38380 |