Vulnerability · Published Aug 10, 2021 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2021-38381
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-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 1.2% (higher than 68% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)6.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)1.2%top 31.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Live555 through 1.08 does not handle MPEG-1 or 2 files properly. Sending two successive RTSP SETUP commands for the same track causes a Use-After-Free and daemon crash.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.20 | live-media | 2022.02.07-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-38381 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | live-media | 2022.02.07-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-38381 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | live-media | 2022.02.07-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-38381 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | live-media | 2022.02.07-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-38381 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | live-media | 2022.02.07-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-38381 |
| Debian:14 | liblivemedia | 2026.09.23-dfsg-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-38381 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | liblivemedia | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-38381 |