Firefly Media Server up to 0.2.4 Authorization webserver.c ws_getheaders input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Firefly Media Server up to 0.2.4. Impacted is the function ws_getheaders of the file webserver.c of the component Authorization. Such manipulation leads to input validation. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2007-5824. Moreover, an exploit is present. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Firefly Media Server up to 0.2.4. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is the function ws_getheaders of the file webserver.c of the component Authorization. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The bug was discovered 11/02/2007. The weakness was disclosed 11/05/2007 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2007-5824 since 11/05/2007. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.

A public exploit has been developed in Python. The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 3 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 29815 (GLSA-200712-18 : Multi-Threaded DAAP Daemon: Multiple vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (38241), Exploit-DB (4600), Tenable (29815), SecurityFocus (BID 26309†) and Secunia (SA28269†). The entry VDB-39573 is pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.7

VulDB Base Score: 7.5
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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 29815
Nessus Name: GLSA-200712-18 : Multi-Threaded DAAP Daemon: Multiple vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 61172
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1597-1 (mt-daapd)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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11/02/2007 +175 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2007-5824 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-5824
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-39572

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X-Force: 38241
SecurityFocus: 26309 - Firefly Media Server Multiple Null Pointer Dereference Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 28269 - Gentoo update for mt-daapd, Moderately Critical
Vulnerability Center: 16876 - Firefly Media Server Webserver.c Allows Remote Attackers to Cause DoS, High

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 12:18
Updated: 10/10/2024 11:06
Changes: 03/16/2015 12:18 (88), 07/31/2019 09:44 (4), 10/10/2024 11:06 (17)
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