Critical
liblivemedia — security advisory
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.
- Products
- liblivemedia
- Affected versions
- 2014.01.13-1, 2016.01.29-2, 2016.02.09-1, 2016.02.09-1ubuntu0.1~esm1, 2017.07.18-1, 2017.09.12-1ubuntu1, 2017.10.28-2, 2018.01.29-1, 2018.02.18-1, 2018.02.18-1ubuntu0.1~esm1, 2018.11.26-1.1, 2020.01.19-1, 2020.01.19-1build1, 2026.09.23-dfsg-1, 2026.09.23-dfsg-3, 2026.09.23-dfsg-4
- Fixed versions
- Not specified
- CVEs
- CVE-2020-24027
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 00:38 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
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.
osv:UBUNTU-CVE-2020-24027
liblivemedia
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liblivemedia
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liblivemedia
Fixed versions: Not specified
liblivemedia
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Complete source record
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