CVE-1999-1045 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

pnserver in RealServer 5.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by sending a short, malformed request.

Published: 2002-03-09

Score: 7.8 High

EPSS: 2.1% Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realserver:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-1999-1026	pnserver in RealServer 5.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by sending a short, malformed request.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0215.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=88490880523890&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=88492978527261&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=90338245305236&w=2
http://service.real.com/help/faq/serv501.html
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7297.php
http://www.osvdb.org/6979

History

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Subscriptions

Realnetworks Realserver

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2002-03-09T05:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-01T16:55:29.376Z

Reserved: 2001-08-31T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-1999-1045

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 1998-01-15T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-1999-1045

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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