Rule

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Sid
16694

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Summary:
This event is generated when an attempt is made to exploit a known vulnerability in helix server.

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Impact:
Denial of Service. Information disclosure. Loss of integrity. Complete admin access.

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Detailed Information:
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.

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Affected Systems:
RealNetworks helix server 11.0
RealNetworks helix server 12.0.0
RealNetworks helix server 12.0.1

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Attack Scenarios:
Format string vulnerabilities can be very simple to attack. Any program that reads a format string as an input parameter can be exploited if the argument can be controlled by the attacker.

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Ease of Attack:
Medium.

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False Positives:
None known.

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False Negatives:
None known.

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Corrective Action:
Upgrade to the latest non-affected version of the software.

Apply the appropriate vendor supplied patches.

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Contributors:
Sourcefire Vulnerability Research Team
This document was generated from data supplied by the National Vulnerability Database. A product of the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
For more information see http://nvd.nist.gov/

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Additional References:

NIST CVE-2009-2534:
http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2009-2534
 
Common Weakness Enumeration:
http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/134.html
 
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification:
http://capec.mitre.org/data/definitions/100.html

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