CVE-2008-1905
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 · uneditedNMMediaServer.exe in Nero MediaHome 3.3.3.0 and earlier, as used in Nero 8.3.2.1 and earlier, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a long HTTP request to TCP port 54444, a different vector than CVE-2007-2322.
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 confidenceNMMediaServer.exe in Nero MediaHome versions 3.3.3.0 and earlier (and Nero 8.3.2.1 and earlier) suffers from a denial of service vulnerability. A remote attacker can crash the application by sending a specially crafted long HTTP request to TCP port 54444, triggering a NULL pointer dereference.
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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 data<= 3.3.3.0<= 8.3.2.1CVSS 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
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- Partial
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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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Verify if Nero MediaHome service is runningOpen Task Manager or run 'tasklist | findstr NMMediaServer' to check if NMMediaServer.exe process is activeAffected if NMMediaServer.exe process is running on the system
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Check if TCP port 54444 is listeningRun 'netstat -an | findstr 54444' or use a port scanner to verify if the Nero MediaHome service is bound to port 54444Affected if Port 54444 is in LISTENING state, indicating the vulnerable service is exposed
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Locate installed Nero MediaHome or Nero 8 versionCheck the executable version: right-click NMMediaServer.exe (typically in Program Files or Program Files (x86)\Nero\Nero MediaHome) and select Properties, or use 'wmic product get name,version' if availableAffected if The displayed File Version is 3.3.3.0 or earlier for Nero MediaHome, or 8.3.2.1 or earlier for Nero 8
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Check Windows Registry for installed Nero versionRun 'reg query "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Nero\Nero MediaHome" /v Version' or check 'HKLM\SOFTWARE\Nero\Nero 8' for version informationAffected if Registry shows a version <= 3.3.3.0 for Nero MediaHome or <= 8.3.2.1 for Nero 8
The system is affected if Nero MediaHome or Nero 8 is installed with version 3.3.3.0 or earlier (or 8.3.2.1 or earlier) and the service is actively listening on TCP port 54444.
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 dataSince affected versions are legacy (2008 era), the primary remediation is upgrading to a patched version of Nero MediaHome. If upgrade is not feasible, block or restrict access to TCP port 54444 at the network perimeter or disable the Nero MediaHome service if not required.
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