Firefly Media Server ws_getheaders() denial of service
| firefly-getheaders-dos (38241) |  Low Risk |
Description:
Firefly Media Server (previously known as Multi-Threaded DAAP Daemon - mt-daapd) is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a NULL pointer dereference in the ws_getheaders() function. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted HTTP GET request to cause the application to crash.
Platforms Affected:
- Debian, Debian Linux 4.0
- Firefly Media Server, Firefly Media Server 0.2.4 and prior
- Gentoo, Linux
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Firefly Media Server (mt-daapd) (0.2.4.1 or later), available from the FireFly Media Server Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Denial of Service
References:
- FireFly Media Server Web site, Firefly Media Server :: Home Page at http://www.fireflymediaserver.org/.
- Full-Disclosure Mailing List, Fri Nov 02 2007 - 12:55:06 CDT, [UPH-07-01] Firefly Media Server DoS at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2007-11/0074.html.
- SourceForge.net: Files, Multi-Threaded DAAP Daemon - File Release Notes and Changelog - Release Name: 0.2.4.1 at http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?group_id=98211&release_id=548679.
- BID-26309: Firefly Media Server Multiple Null Pointer Dereference Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2007-5824: 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.
- DSA-1597: mt-daapd -- multiple vulnerabilities
- GLSA-200712-18: Multi-Threaded DAAP Daemon: Multiple vulnerabilities
Reported:
Nov 02, 2007
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