CVE-2004-0774 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service in Helix Universal Server by sending a POST request with a negative Content-Length header.
- 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-2004-0774?
CVE-2004-0774 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Oct 2004. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
RealNetworks Helix Universal Server 9.0.2 for Linux and 9.0.3 for Windows allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory exhaustion) via a POST request with a Content-Length header set to -1.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-0774?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Realnetworks Helix Universal Mobile Server and Gateway, Realnetworks Helix Universal Server.
How do I fix CVE-2004-0774?
No fix has been published for CVE-2004-0774 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-2004-0774 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-0774 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mc8c-3r5c-7m98.