CVE-2009-2534 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the Helix Server daemon by sending malformed RTSP SETUP requests, causing a 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-2009-2534?
CVE-2009-2534 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Jul 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
RealNetworks Helix Server and Helix Mobile Server before 13.0.0 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via an RTSP SETUP request that (1) specifies the / URI or (2) lacks a / character in the URI.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-2534?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Realnetworks Helix Server, Realnetworks Helix Server Mobile.
How do I fix CVE-2009-2534?
No fix has been published for CVE-2009-2534 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-2009-2534 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2009-2534 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wcpv-6xc3-pvh5.