4223 : Apple Darwin Streaming Server view_broadcast.cgi DoS
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8 months ago

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100%

Disclosure

Jul 22, 2003

Discovery

Unknown

Dates

Exploit

Jul 22, 2003

Solution

Unknown

Description

Apple Darwin Streaming Server contains a flaw that allows a remote attacker to crash the service. The issue is due to the view_broadcast.cgi script not properly handling malformed rtsp:// requests. If an attacker sends a rtsp:// request with no content, the service will terminate.

Classification

Location: Remote/Network Access Required
Attack Type: Denial of Service
Impact: Loss of Availability
Exploit: Exploit Available
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified

Solution

Upgrade to version 4.1.3g or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

Apple Computer, Inc.

Darwin Streaming Server

4.1.3

References

CVE ID: 2003-0422 (see also: NVD)
Related OSVDB ID: 2327 4224 4225 4226 4227 4228
Vendor Specific Solution URL: http://developer.apple.com/darwin/projects/streaming/
Vendor URL: http://www.apple.com/
Other Advisory URL: http://www.rapid7.com/advisories/R7-0015.html
Keyword: Port 1220

Tools & Filters

Snort	2387 2388

Manual Testing Notes

Credit

Rapid7 Security Advisories - advisoryrapid7.com - Rapid7, Inc

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