CVE-2003-0055
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedBuffer overflow in the MP3 broadcasting module of Apple Darwin Streaming Administration Server 4.1.2 and QuickTime Streaming Server 4.1.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long filename.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceBuffer overflow vulnerability in the MP3 broadcasting module of Apple Darwin Streaming Administration Server 4.1.2 and QuickTime Streaming Server 4.1.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending a request with an excessively long filename that overflows a fixed-size buffer.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE dataall versionsCVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- Partial
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Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify if Darwin Streaming Server or QuickTime Streaming Server is installedCheck for the presence of streaming server binaries or services. Common paths: /usr/local/sbin/StreamingServer, /Library/QuickTime/Streaming, or look for 'QuickTime' and 'Streaming' in installed packages. On Linux/Unix, run: dpkg -l | grep -i quicktime or rpm -qa | grep -i streamAffected if One of these streaming server packages is installed on the system
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Check the installed version of the streaming serverRun the streaming server with version flag or check its About/info. For Darwin Streaming Server, try: /usr/local/sbin/StreamingServer -v or check /Library/QuickTime/Streaming/AdminStart.cgi for version info. Compare against affected versions: QuickTime Streaming Server 4.1.1, Darwin Streaming Administration Server 4.1.2, or any version of Quicktime Darwin Mp3 BroadcasterAffected if The installed version is 4.1.1, 4.1.2, or the product is Quicktime Darwin Mp3 Broadcaster of any version
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Verify the MP3 broadcasting module is enabled and runningCheck if the MP3 broadcasting service is active. Look for processes named 'MP3Broadcaster', 'qtstreaming', or check if port 7070 (default MP3 streaming port) is listening. Run: netstat -an | grep 7070 or lsof -i :7070Affected if The MP3 broadcasting module is actively running and listening for connections
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Check for remote access exposure of the streaming serverDetermine if the streaming server is accessible from the network. Check firewall rules and listening addresses. Run: netstat -an | grep -E ':(554|7070|8000)' to see if streaming ports are bound to non-localhost interfacesAffected if The streaming server is reachable from network clients, making the buffer overflow exploitable remotely
The system is affected if Darwin Streaming Server, QuickTime Streaming Server 4.1.1/4.1.2, or Quicktime Darwin Mp3 Broadcaster is installed with the MP3 broadcasting module enabled and exposed to network access.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpgrade to patched versions of the streaming servers or apply vendor-provided patches that implement proper bounds checking on filename parameters in the MP3 broadcasting module.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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