CVE-2004-0169

Description

QuickTime Streaming Server in MacOS X 10.2.8 and 10.3.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via DESCRIBE requests with long User-Agent fields, which causes an Assert error to be triggered in the BufferIsFull function.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.30% Top 25%

Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2004/Feb/msg00000.html	vendor advisory
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=75&type=vulnerabilities	third party advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/6826	vdb entry
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/460350	third party advisory us government resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9735	patch vendor advisory vdb entry
http://www.osvdb.org/6837	vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15291	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2004-0169?: CVE-2004-0169 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2004-0169?: To fix CVE-2004-0169, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2004-0169 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2004-0169 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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