Reachable Assertion Affecting liblivemedia package, versions <2026.09.23-dfsg-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.87% (54th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN14-LIBLIVEMEDIA-20511667
  • published5 Oct 2026
  • disclosed18 Aug 2021

Introduced: 18 Aug 2021

CVE-2021-39283  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-617  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:14 liblivemedia to version 2026.09.23-dfsg-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream liblivemedia package and not the liblivemedia package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:14 relevant fixed versions and status.

liveMedia/FramedSource.cpp in Live555 through 1.08 allows an assertion failure and application exit via multiple SETUP and PLAY commands.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1