| GEN:SID | 1:2387 |
| Message | WEB-CGI view_broadcast.cgi access |
| Summary | This event is generated when an attempt is made to view a URL with the string "view_broadcast.cgi" in the name.
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| Impact | Denial of service.
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| Detailed Information | A vulnerabilities exists in Apple Quick Time Streaming Server and Apple Darwin Streaming Server running on Windows hosts, that may allow a denial of service to occur. This happens when expected parameters are not supplied to this script, causing the server to fail to accept new connections.
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| Affected Systems | QuickTime/Darwin Streaming Server 4.1.3e and earlier on Windows
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| Attack Scenarios | An attacker can craft a packet that contains a URL with the location of the view_broadcast.cgi script and not pass it required parameters.
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| Ease of Attack | Simple
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| Corrective Action | Apply the appropriate patches for the systems affected.
Upgrade to the latest non affected versions of the software.
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| Additional References | Bugtraq: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8257
CVE: http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2003-0422
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| Rule References | bugtraq: 8257
cve: 2003-0422
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