The installation of Apple QuickTime / Darwin Streaming Server before 4.1.3f starts the…
Priority MEDIUM 49Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The installation of Apple QuickTime / Darwin Streaming Server before 4.1.3f starts the administration server with a "Setup Assistant" page that allows remote attackers to set the administrator password and gain privileges before the real administrator.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.03425 88th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2003-0426
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9cjc-2xqw-jc7g
References
More Apple Darwin Streaming Server vulnerabilities
- TI-2003-00046 parse_xml.cgi in Apple Darwin Streaming Administration Server 4.1.2 and QuickTime… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2007-00731 Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the is_command function in proxy.c in Apple… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2007-00730 Heap-based buffer overflow in Apple Darwin Streaming Proxy, when using Darwin Streaming… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2003-00473 Apple QuickTime / Darwin Streaming Server before 4.1.3g allows remote attackers to cause… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2003-00396 Apple QuickTime / Darwin Streaming Server before 4.1.3f allows remote attackers to cause… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2004-00983 Buffer overflow in PSNormalizer for Apple Mac OS X 10.3.6 allows remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2003-0426 · CVE Program
- CVE-2003-0426 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9cjc-2xqw-jc7g · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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