CVE-2024-51442 Command injection in n/a
An attacker can execute arbitrary OS commands by providing a malicious configuration file to the MiniDLNA media server.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-51442?
CVE-2024-51442 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Jan 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Command Injection in Minidlna version v1.3.3 and before allows an attacker to execute arbitrary OS commands via a specially crafted minidlna.conf configuration file.
Weakness: CWE-77
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-51442?
How do I fix CVE-2024-51442?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-51442 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2024-51442 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-51442 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2024-51442, GHSA-h4qv-2mm7-9gwm, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-51442.