Rule:

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Sid:
2387

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Summary:
This event is generated when an attempt is made to view a URL with the string "view_broadcast.cgi" in the name.

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Impact:
Denial of service.

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Detailed Information:
A vulnerabilities exists in Apple Quick Time Streaming Server and
Apple Darwin Streaming Server running on Windows hosts, that may allow
a denial of service to occur.  This happens when expected parameters are not 
supplied to this script, causing the server to fail to accept new connections.

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Affected Systems:
QuickTime/Darwin Streaming Server 4.1.3e and earlier on Windows

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Attack Scenarios:
An attacker can craft a packet that contains a URL with the location of the view_broadcast.cgi script and not pass it required parameters.

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Ease of Attack:
Simple

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False Positives:
None Known

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False Negatives:
None Known

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Corrective Action:
Apply the appropriate patches for the systems affected.

Upgrade to the latest non affected versions of the software.

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Contributors:
Sourcefire Research Team
Judy Novak<judy.novak@sourcefire.com>

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Additional References:

Bugtraq:
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8257

CVE:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2003-0422

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