CVE-2004-0389 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

RealNetworks Helix Universal Server 9.0.1 and 9.0.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via malformed requests that trigger a null dereference, as demonstrated using (1) GET_PARAMETER or (2) DESCRIBE requests.

Published: 2004-04-17

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 8.1% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:helix_universal_server:9.0.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:helix_universal_server:9.0.2:::::::*

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Remediation

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.08061.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/11395
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=102&type=vulnerabilities
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10157
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15880

History

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Subscriptions

Realnetworks Helix Universal Server

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2004-04-17T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T00:17:14.278Z

Reserved: 2004-04-09T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2004-0389

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2004-06-01T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2004-0389

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-476

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