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RealNetworks Helix Server Multiple Vulnerabilities

Last Update Date: 28 Jan 2011 Release Date: 2 Jan 2009 4838 Views

RISK: Medium Risk

Multiple vulnerabilities have been identified in RealNetworks Helix Server, which could be exploited by attackers to cause a denial of service or compromise a vulnerable system.

1. A heap overflow error when processing malformed RTSP DESCRIBE requests, which could be exploited to crash an affected server or execute arbitrary code.

2. A stack overflow error when parsing RTSP SETUP, which could be exploited to crash an affected server or execute arbitrary code.

3. A heap overflow error related to DataConvertBuffer, which could be exploited to crash or compromise an affected server.

4. A heap overflow error when parsing malformed Base64 NTLM authentication requests, which could be exploited to crash an affected server or execute arbitrary code.


Impact

  • Denial of Service
  • Remote Code Execution

System / Technologies affected

  • Helix Server versions 11.x
  • Helix Server versions 12.x
  • Helix Mobile Server versions 11.x
  • Helix Mobile Server versions 12.x

Solutions

Before installation of the software, please visit the software manufacturerweb-site for more details.

  • Upgrade to Helix Server and Helix Mobile Server version 11.1.8 or 12.0.1.


Vulnerability Identifier

  • No CVE information is available

Source


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