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Vulnerability record · CVE-2014-3970 · published 11 June 2014

CVE-2014-3970: Pulseaudio vulnerability

Pulseaudio · Pulseaudio

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.

2.9 CVSS 2.0 Low EPSS 1.5% · top 27.5%
2.9CVSS 2.0 base score
1.5%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
14References, 2 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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.

AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0440.html
http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/pulseaudio-discuss/2014-May/020740.html Exploit
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q2/429
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q2/437
http://secunia.com/advisories/60624
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:134
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67814
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0440.html
http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/pulseaudio-discuss/2014-May/020740.html Exploit
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q2/429
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q2/437
http://secunia.com/advisories/60624
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:134
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67814

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2014-3970), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.