55982 : RealNetworks Helix Server SETUP Request Handling Searched 0x2F Character Remote DoS
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2009-07-14

Time to Patch	Time to Vendor Response
132 days	16 days

Description

<em style='font-weight:bold;'>(Description Provided by <a href="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2009-2534" target="_blank">CVE</a>)</em> : RealNetworks Helix Server and Helix Mobile Server before 13.0.0 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via an RTSP SETUP request that (1) specifies the / URI or (2) lacks a / character in the URI.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Denial of Service, Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Availability
Solution: Upgrade
Exploit: Exploit Public
Disclosure: Vendor Verified

Solution

Upgrade to version 13.0.0 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

Unknown or Incomplete

References

CVE ID: 2009-2534 (see also: NVD)
Bugtraq ID: 35732
Secunia Advisory ID: 35815
Related OSVDB ID: 55981
Milw0rm: 9198
Exploit Database: 9198
Vendor Specific Advisory URL: http://docs.real.com/docs/security/SecurityUpdate071409HS.pdf
Other Advisory URL: http://www.coresecurity.com/content/real-helix-dna

Tools & Filters

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Credit

Damián Frizza - Core Security Technologies

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 5.0
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2009-07-21 | Disagree?

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