CVE-2012-5875 Null dereference in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Firefly Media Server by sending crafted HTTP headers or protocol versions.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2012-5875?

CVE-2012-5875 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Jan 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Firefly Media Server 1.0.0.1359 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a (1) crafted Connection HTTP header; a return carriage control character in the (2) Accept Language header, (3) User-agent header, (4) Host header, or (5) protocol version; or a (6) crafted HTTP protocol version.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-5875?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Fireflymediaserver Firefly Media Server.

How do I fix CVE-2012-5875?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-5875 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2012-5875 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-5875 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-x639-58w5-52jj.

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