10.0
CRITICAL
CVE-2008-5911
RealNetworks Helix Server and Helix Mobile Server Buffer Overflows
Description

Multiple buffer overflows in RealNetworks Helix Server and Helix Mobile Server 11.x before 11.1.8 and 12.x before 12.0.1 allow remote attackers to (1) cause a denial of service via three crafted RTSP SETUP commands, or execute arbitrary code via (2) an NTLM authentication request with malformed base64-encoded data, (3) an RTSP DESCRIBE command, or (4) a DataConvertBuffer request.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 20, 2009, 4 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 12:55 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2008-5911 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Realnetworks helix_server
2 Realnetworks helix_server_mobile

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  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://docs.real.com/docs/security/SecurityUpdate121508HS.pdf
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/33360
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021498
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021499
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021500
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021501
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3521
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 20, 2009

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

52.72 }} -1.49%

score

0.97708

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability