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Denial of Dervice vulnerability in Helix Mobile Server (RealNetworks) (14.0.0.348) with long string to PluginDirectory in rmserver.cfg file


From: praveen_recker () sify com
Date: Mon, 24 May 2010 06:00:50 -0600

Reproducing the Issue:
In configuration file rmserver.cfg located at C:\Program Files\Real\Helix Server give below string as path
<Var PluginDirectory="A * 5000"/>

Versioning information of Softwares:
Microsoft XP Professional SP2 with Helix Mobile Server (RealNetworks) (14.0.0.348) (Build 211367/15270) Trial.

With the mailicious config when we open the server by double clicking rmserver.exe at C:\Program Files\Real\Helix 
Server\Bin
                              or
Start -> Programs -> Helix Mobile Server -> Helix Mobile Server

rmserver.exe process CPU usage will shoot upto 90+ percentage and remains there !!!


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