Firefly Media Server up to 0.2.4 Authorization webserver.c ws_addarg format string

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Firefly Media Server up to 0.2.4. This affects the function ws_addarg of the file webserver.c of the component Authorization. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a format string vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-134. The product uses a function that accepts a format string as an argument, but the format string originates from an external source. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Format string vulnerability in the ws_addarg function in webserver.c in mt-dappd in Firefly Media Server 0.2.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a stats method action to /xml-rpc with format string specifiers in the (1) username or (2) password portion of base64-encoded data on the "Authorization: Basic" HTTP header line.

The bug was discovered 11/02/2007. The weakness was presented 11/05/2007 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2007-5825 since 11/05/2007. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details and a public exploit are known.

A public exploit has been developed in Python. The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 27619 (Firefly Media Server webserver.c ws_addarg Function /xml-rpc Authorization Header Remote Format String), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gain a shell remotely and running in the context r.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 24251.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (38243) and Tenable (27619). See 39572 for similar entry.

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Class: Format string
CWE: CWE-134 / CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 27619
Nessus Name: Firefly Media Server webserver.c ws_addarg Function /xml-rpc Authorization Header Remote Format String
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OpenVAS ID: 61172
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1597-1 (mt-daapd)
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Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2007-5825 (🔍)
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X-Force: 38243
Vulnerability Center: 16718 - Firefly Media Server Webserver.C Multiple Format String Vulnerabilities, High
SecurityFocus: 26310 - Firefly Media Server Webserver.C Multiple Format String Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 28269
OSVDB: 45286 - Firefly Media Server - Webserver.C - Multiple Format String Issues

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 03/16/2015 12:18
Updated: 07/29/2019 15:54
Changes: 03/16/2015 12:18 (83), 07/29/2019 15:54 (4)
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