The pa_rtp_recv function in modules/rtp/rtp.c in the module-rtp-recv module in PulseAudio 5.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause…

Description

The pa_rtp_recv function in modules/rtp/rtp.c in the module-rtp-recv module in PulseAudio 5.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and abort) via an empty UDP packet.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

1.5% · top 26% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 2.9.

Weakness

• n/a

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (7)

• 67814 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• MDVSA-2015:134 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• [oss-security] 20140604 CVE request: PulseAudio crash due to empty UDP packet (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• [pulseaudio-discuss] 20140531 Remotely triggerable crash in module-rtp-recv (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0440.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 60624 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• [oss-security] 20140604 Re: CVE request: PulseAudio crash due to empty UDP packet (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

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Record last updated 6 Aug 2024, 10:57 UTC.