CVE-2008-5911

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Published Jan 20, 2009 CVSS 2.0 · 10.0 Critical EPSS 6.2% KEV · Not listed

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.

Affected Products

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

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

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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Remediation

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

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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.

Exploit prediction score: 6.2% (6.185% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

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

History

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Subscriptions

Realnetworks Helix Server Helix Server Mobile

Weaknesses

CWE-119

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 11:13 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jan 20, 2009, 3:26 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 11:13 AM
Reserved: Jan 20, 2009, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:01 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Jan 20, 2009, 4:00 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:01 PM

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