Apple plugs critical holes in Darwin Streaming Server

Apple has released a new version of the open-source Darwin Streaming Server to plug a pair of security flaws that could cause code execution attacks.

The more serious of the two bugs -- a stack buffer overflow in the Darwin Streaming Proxy -- could allow a remote attacker to use maliciously crafted RTSP requests to launch arbitrary code. 

The second issue was also identified in the Darwin Streaming Proxy.  It is described as a heap buffer overflow that could allow a remote attacker to cause an unexpected application crash or the execution of harmful code.

iDefense's VCP, which buys the rights to vulnerability information, is credited with reporting both flaws to Apple.

The Darwin Streaming Server is the open-source version of Apple's QuickTime Streaming Server technology. It is used to send streaming media to clients across the Internet using the RTP and RTSP protocols.