parse_xml.cgi in Apple Darwin Streaming Administration Server 4.1.2 and QuickTime Streaming Server 4.1.1 allows remote attackers to execute
parse_xml.cgi in Apple Darwin Streaming Administration Server 4.1.2 and QuickTime Streaming Server 4.1.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters.
- Published
- Mar 7, 2003
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 68.9% · 99th percentile
- CWE
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Action score
51
Plan
Add it to your regular patch cycle.
- CVSS
- 30 / 40 · 7.5 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 21 / 30 · 68.9%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| apple | darwin streaming server | cpe:2.3:a:apple:darwin_streaming_server |
| apple | quicktime streaming server | cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime_streaming_server |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- apple darwin streaming server4.1.2
- apple quicktime streaming server4.1.1
Same product
apple: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2007-0748Heap-based buffer overflow in Apple Darwin Streaming Proxy, when using Darwin Streaming Server before 5.5.5, allows remote attackers to exec42Plan
- CVE-2007-0749Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the is_command function in proxy.c in Apple Darwin Streaming Proxy, when using Darwin Streaming Ser42Plan
- CVE-2003-0421Apple QuickTime / Darwin Streaming Server before 4.1.3f allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an MS-DOS device na41Plan
- CVE-2003-0502Apple QuickTime / Darwin Streaming Server before 4.1.3g allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a ..41Plan
- CVE-2003-0426The installation of Apple QuickTime / Darwin Streaming Server before 4.1.3f starts the administration server with a "Setup Assistant" page t41Plan
- CVE-2004-1083Apache for Apple Mac OS X 10.2.8 and 10.3.6 restricts access to files in a case sensitive manner, but the Apple HFS+ filesystem accesses fil31Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
Weaponized
A ready exploit tool or active in-the-wild use is known for this vulnerability. This should be your top priority.
Evidence
- Metasploit module ×1
- Exploit-DB entry ×1
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| Source | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB entry | webapps | 2010-07-03 |
| Metasploit module | exploit/unix/webapp/qtss_parse_xml_execQuickTime Streaming Server parse_xml.cgi Remote Executionexploit | 2003-02-24 |
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
- Metasploit-11 d
- Published
- First PoC+2675 d
- TodaySep 30, 2026+8608 d
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
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No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- P · data can be read
- Integrity
- P · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- P · the service can be disrupted
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Confidentiality impact
- P
- Integrity impact
- P
- Availability impact
- P
Weakness class (CWE)
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CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
nvd-primary
Attack context
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Noroxi analysis
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References
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2003/Feb/25/applesa20030225macosx102.txt
- marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104618904330226&w=2
- www.iss.net/security_center/static/11401.php
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/6954
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.