CVE-2000-0474 Denial of service in n/a

High 7.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in RealServer by sending a malformed request to the viewsource directory.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2000-0474?

CVE-2000-0474 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Oct 2000. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Real Networks RealServer 7.x allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a malformed request for a page in the viewsource directory.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2000-0474?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Realnetworks Realserver.

How do I fix CVE-2000-0474?

No fix has been published for CVE-2000-0474 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2000-0474 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2000-0474 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-547x-fp54-q9j3.

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