CVE-2008-5911 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.16434.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Realnetworks Subscribe	Helix Server Subscribe Helix Server Mobile Subscribe

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:helix_server:11.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:helix_server:12.0.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:helix_server_mobile:11.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:helix_server_mobile:12.0.0:::::::*

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Advisories

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Fixes

Solution

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Workaround

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References

Link	Providers
http://docs.real.com/docs/security/SecurityUpdate121508HS.pdf
http://secunia.com/advisories/33360
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021498
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021499
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021500
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021501
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3521

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2009-01-20T15:26:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T11:13:13.174Z

Reserved: 2009-01-20T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2008-5911

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2009-01-20T16:00:00.203

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2008-5911

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-119

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