Apple QuickTime and Darwin Streaming Server parse_xml.cgi path disclosure

quicktime-darwin-path-disclosure (11402) The risk level is classified as LowLow Risk

Description:

Apple's QuickTime Streaming Server and Darwin's Streaming Server could allow a remote attacker to obtain the physical path to the Darwin and QuickTime Administration Server directory. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted HTTP GET request to the parse_xml.cgi script containing a NULL file name parameter, which would cause an error message to be returned containing the physical path to installation directory. An attacker could use this information to launch further attacks against the affected server.


Consequences:

Obtain Information

Remedy:

For Apple Mac OS X 10.2.3:
Apply the Mac OS X Server Update 10.2.4, as listed in AppleCare Knowledge Base Document 70171. See References.

For Apple Mac OS X 10.2, 10.2.1, and 10.2.2:
Apply the Mac OS X Server Update Combo 10.2.4, as listed in AppleCare Knowledge Base Document 70172. See References.

For other distributions:
Contact your vendor for upgrade or patch information.

References:

Platforms Affected:

  • Apple Darwin Streaming Server 4.1.2
  • Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2
  • Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.1
  • Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.2
  • Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.3
  • Apple QuickTime Streaming Server 4.1.1

Reported:

Feb 24, 2003

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