Description
Real Networks RealServer 7.x allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a malformed request for a page in the viewsource directory.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- Real Networks Real Server 7.0/7.0.1/8.0 Beta - view-source Denial of Service EDB-19977 · dos · Jun 1, 2000 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 20000601 Remote DoS attack in RealServer: USSR-2000043 mailing-list
- realserver-malformed-remote-dos(4587) vdb-entry
- 1288 vdb-entry
- 20000601 Remote DoS attack in Real Networks Real Server (Strike #2) Vulnerability mailing-list