CVE-2002-1643

critical

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in RealNetworks Helix Universal Server 9.0 (9.0.2.768) allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a long Transport field in a SETUP RTSP request, (2) a DESCRIBE RTSP request with a long URL argument, or (3) two simultaneous HTTP GET requests with long arguments.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10917

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10916

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10915

http://www.service.real.com/help/faq/security/bufferoverrun12192002.html

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6458

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6456

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/304203

http://www.nextgenss.com/advisories/realhelix.txt

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/974689

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2002-12-19

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.7432