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Vulnerability Assessment Details

RealServer Ramgen crash (ramcrash)

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Overflows a buffer in RealServer

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

It was possible to crash the remote Real server
by sending the request :

GET /ramgen/AAAAA[...]AAA HTTP/1.1

A possible hacker may use this flaw to prevent this
system from serving Real Audio or Video
content to legitimate clients

Solution : Upgrade to a fixed version of RealServer.
Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID: 888

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2000 Renaud Deraison

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