RealNetworks Helix Universal Server POST denial of service
| helix-post-dos (17648) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
RealNetworks' Helix Universal Server is vulnerable to a denial of service attack. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted HTTP POST request with the Content-Length header set to -1 to cause an error, which would consume all available CPU and memory resources, causing the server to crash.
Consequences:
Denial of Service
Remedy:
Apply the appropriate patch for your system, as listed in the RealNetworks, Inc. Releases Update dated October 7, 2004. See References.
References:
- Full-Disclosure Mailing List, Thu Oct 07 2004 - 13:09:13 CDT: iDEFENSE Security Advisory 10.07.04: RealNetworks Helix Server Content-Length Denial of Service Vulnerability.
- iDEFENSE Security Advisory 10.07.04: RealNetworks Helix Server Content-Length Denial of Service Vulnerability.
- RealNetworks, Inc. Web site: Potential Server Exploit Vulnerability.
- BID-11352: Real Networks Helix Universal Server Remote Integer Handling Denial Of Service Vulnerability
- CVE-2004-0774: RealNetworks Helix Universal Server 9.0.2 for Linux and 9.0.3 for Windows allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory exhaustion) via a POST request with a Content-Length header set to -1.
Platforms Affected:
- Real Helix Universal Mobile Gateway 10.3.1.716
- Real Helix Universal Mobile Server 10.3.1.716
- Real Helix Universal Server 9.0.2
- Real Helix Universal Server 9.0.4.958
Reported:
Oct 07, 2004
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