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| GEN:SID | 1:2442 |
| Message | WEB-MISC Quicktime User-Agent buffer overflow attempt |
| Summary | This event is generated when an attempt is made to exploit a known vulnerability in Apple Quicktime/Darwin Streaming Server. |
| Impact | Denial of Service (DoS). |
| Detailed Information | The Apple Quicktime Streaming Server is used to serve client machines with streaming media content using TCP/IP. A vulnerability exists in the processing of client requests that can cause a DoS. An overly long User-Agent field in DESCRIBE requests to the server can cause this condition to occur. |
| Affected Systems | Apple Darwin Streaming Server 4.1.3 Apple Quicktime Streaming Server 4.1.3 |
| Attack Scenarios | An attacker can supply a user agent field in excess of 255 characters in a DESCRIBE request to trigger the DoS condition. |
| Ease of Attack | Moderate. |
| Corrective Action | Apply the appropriate vendor supplied patches. Upgrade to the latest non-affected version of the software. |
| Additional References | |
| Rule References | bugtraq: 9735 cve: 2004-0169 |
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DID:652264
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