CVE-2007-5824
webserver.c in mt-dappd in Firefly Media Server 0.2.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL dereference and daemon crash) via a stats method action to /xml-rpc with (1) an empty Authorization header line, which triggers…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (5.59%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
webserver.c in mt-dappd in Firefly Media Server 0.2.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL dereference and daemon crash) via a stats method action to /xml-rpc with (1) an empty Authorization header line, which triggers a crash in the ws_decodepassword function; or (2) a header line without a ':' character, which triggers a crash in the ws_getheaders function.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.1 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
- EPSS
- 5.59% probability · 92th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- firefly/media server
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=200110
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28269
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30661
- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?group_id=98211&release_id=548679
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1597
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200712-18.xml
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483210/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483211/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483215/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26309
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38241
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38242
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4600
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=200110
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28269
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30661
- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?group_id=98211&release_id=548679
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1597
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200712-18.xml
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483210/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483211/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483215/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26309
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38241
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38242
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4600
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.