Apple QuickTime/Darwin Streaming Server up to 4.1.3e URL Encoding Source information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple QuickTime and Darwin Streaming Server up to 4.1.3e and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component URL Encoding Handler. Such manipulation with the input %20 leads to information disclosure (Source). This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2003-0424. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple QuickTime and Darwin Streaming Server up to 4.1.3e (Multimedia Player Software). Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the component URL Encoding Handler. The manipulation with the input value %20 leads to a information disclosure vulnerability (Source). Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Apple QuickTime / Darwin Streaming Server before 4.1.3f allows remote attackers to obtain the source code for scripts by appending encoded space (%20) or . (%2e) characters to an HTTP request for the script, e.g. view_broadcast.cgi.

The weakness was presented 08/27/2003 with Rapid7 (Website). The advisory is available at rapid7.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2003-0424 since 06/11/2003. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1592 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 11361 (Apple QuickTime/Darwin Streaming Server Script Source Disclosure Vulnerability).

Upgrading to version 4.1.3f eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (12694), SecurityFocus (BID 8260†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-4744†). See VDB-20735, VDB-20736, VDB-20737 and VDB-20739 for similar entries. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Information disclosure / Source
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: QuickTime/Darwin Streaming Server 4.1.3f

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06/11/2003 🔍
07/22/2003 +41 days 🔍
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08/27/2003 +35 days 🔍
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07/15/2004 +323 days 🔍
08/14/2014 +3682 days 🔍
08/15/2025 +4019 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: rapid7.com
Organization: Rapid7
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2003-0424 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-0424
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-20738
X-Force: 12694
SecurityFocus: 8260 - Apple QuickTime/Darwin Streaming Server Script Source Disclosure Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 4744 - Apple QuickTime/Darwin Streaming Server< 4.1.3f Allows Revealing Scripts Source Code via HTTP, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 08/15/2014 00:19
Updated: 08/15/2025 22:19
Changes: 08/15/2014 00:19 (61), 05/23/2019 08:56 (3), 08/15/2025 22:19 (20)
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Cache ID: 216:368:103

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