Detections
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Helix Server < 11.1.3.1887 DESCRIBE Request LoadTestPassword Field Overflow

high Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 3953

Synopsis

The remote host is vulnerable to a heap overflow.

Description

The remote host is running the Helix RealServer streaming media server. This version of Helix is vulnerable to a flaw in the way that it processes the 'LoadTestPassword' field of a 'DESCRIBE' request. An attacker exploiting this flaw would only need to be able to send malformed requests to the Helix Server. Successful exploitation would result in the attacker executing arbitrary code

Solution

Upgrade to version 11.1.3.1887 or higher.

See Also

https://helix-server.helixcommunity.org/2005/devdocs/builds

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 3953

Family: Generic

Published: 3/23/2007

Updated: 3/6/2019

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.3

Temporal Score: 7.5

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 8.3

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:U/RC:X

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:realnetworks:helix_server

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-6026

BID: 21141, 23068