CVE-2004-0169 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash QuickTime Streaming Server via long User-Agent fields in DESCRIBE requests, causing denial of service.
- 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-2004-0169?
CVE-2004-0169 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Sep 2004. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
QuickTime Streaming Server in MacOS X 10.2.8 and 10.3.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via DESCRIBE requests with long User-Agent fields, which causes an Assert error to be triggered in the BufferIsFull function.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-0169?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Apple Darwin Streaming Server.
How do I fix CVE-2004-0169?
No fix has been published for CVE-2004-0169 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-2004-0169 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-0169 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3q32-c332-68rh.