Vulnerability · Published Aug 10, 2021 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2021-38382
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 Matroska and Ogg 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-2021-38382 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | live-media | 2022.02.07-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-38382 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | live-media | 2022.02.07-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-38382 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | live-media | 2022.02.07-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-38382 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | live-media | 2022.02.07-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-38382 |
| Debian:14 | liblivemedia | 2026.09.23-dfsg-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-38382 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | liblivemedia | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-38382 |