CVE-2007-5824 Null dereference in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the Firefly Media Server daemon via malformed XML-RPC requests, causing a denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2007-5824?
CVE-2007-5824 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Nov 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-5824?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Firefly Media Server.
How do I fix CVE-2007-5824?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2007-5824 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-5824 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-33cc-8pcc-ph75.