pulseaudio: denial of service in module-rtp-recv
Published Jun 11, 2014
2.9
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.46%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- 1.0
- 1.1
- 1.99.1
- 1.99.2
- 2.0
- 2.1
- 3.0
- 4.0
- 5.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
pulseaudio
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
pulseaudio
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | pulseaudio | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | pulseaudio | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having Low security impact. This issue is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Issue Severity Classification: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.46% (0.01457) | 72.56th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.46% (0.01457) | 70.02th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.63% (0.00630) | 68.52th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.10% (0.02101) | 89.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 6, 2023 | 2.10% (0.02101) | 87.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.09% (0.02087) | 87.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (11)
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0440.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/pulseaudio-discuss/2014-May/020740.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTExploit
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q2/429 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q2/437 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60624 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:134 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67814 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-3970 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1104835 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-3970
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-3970
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0440.html | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/pulseaudio-discuss/2014-May/020740.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTExploit | |
| http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q2/429 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q2/437 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/60624 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:134 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67814 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-3970 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1104835 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-3970 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-3970 |
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