# CVE-2012-5876: Multiple off-by-one errors in NMMediaServerService.dll in Nero MediaHome 4.5.8.0 and earlier allow remote attackers to cause a denial of ser

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2014-05-30 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Multiple off-by-one errors in NMMediaServerService.dll in Nero MediaHome 4.5.8.0 and earlier allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long string in the (1) request line or (2) HTTP Referer header to TCP port 54444, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

## What to do

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## References

- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/81103
- http://www.osvdb.org/89150
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57253
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-01/0037.html
- http://osvdb.org/89149
- https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23130
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24022
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24022

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