Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jan 20, 2009· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2008-5911
CVE-2008-5911
Description
Multiple buffer overflows in RealNetworks Helix Server and Helix Mobile Server 11.x before 11.1.8 and 12.x before 12.0.1 allow remote attackers to (1) cause a denial of service via three crafted RTSP SETUP commands, or execute arbitrary code via (2) an NTLM authentication request with malformed base64-encoded data, (3) an RTSP DESCRIBE command, or (4) a DataConvertBuffer request.
Affected products
6cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:helix_server:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:helix_server:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:helix_server:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <11.1.8, <12.0.1
cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:helix_server_mobile:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:helix_server_mobile:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:helix_server_mobile:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <11.1.8, <12.0.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
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