# 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.

- **Severity:** High 7.1 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 5 Nov 2007
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-33cc-8pcc-ph75

## 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 (Improper Input Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-5824?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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:

- Firefly Media Server 0.2.4 - Remote Denial of Service (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2007-5825](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-5825/): Other in n/a (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2007-5824 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-5824 exists.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-5824/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-5824/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-5824
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-5824
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2007-5824

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-5824/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.