CVE-2005-2195 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published 17 Jul 2005 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can crash the Darwin Streaming Server by sending a URL with a .cgi extension and an MS-DOS device name.

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-2005-2195?

CVE-2005-2195 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Jul 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Apple Darwin Streaming Server 5.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a URL with a filename containing a .cgi extension and an MS-DOS device name such as AUX, CON, PRN, COM1, or LPT1, a different vulnerability than CVE-2003-0421 and CVE-2003-0502.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-2195?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apple Darwin Streaming Server.

How do I fix CVE-2005-2195?

No fix has been published for CVE-2005-2195 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-2005-2195 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-2195 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-9g7g-grc6-f65g.