Firefly Media Server ws_addarg() format string
| firefly-addarg-format-string (38243) |  High Risk |
Description:
Firefly Media Server (previously known as Multi-Threaded DAAP Daemon - mt-daapd) could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a format string vulnerability in the ws_addarg() function. By sending a specially-crafted HTTP authentication request containing malicious format specifiers in the username or password parameter, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the application to crash.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 7.5 |
| Access Vector: | Network |
| Access Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Partial |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | Partial |
| Temporal Score: | 5.9 |
| Exploitability: | Proof-of-Concept |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Gain Access
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.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Fri Nov 02 2007 - 13:00:12 CDT : [UPH-07-03] Firefly Media Server remote format string vulnerability.
- FireFly Media Server Web site: Firefly Media Server :: Home Page.
- SourceForge.net: Files: Multi-Threaded DAAP Daemon - File Release Notes and Changelog - Release Name: 0.2.4.1.
- BID-26310: Firefly Media Server Webserver.C Multiple Format String Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2007-5825: Format string vulnerability in the ws_addarg function in webserver.c in mt-dappd in Firefly Media Server 0.2.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a stats method action to /xml-rpc with format string specifiers in the (1) username or (2) password portion of base64-encoded data on the Authorization: Basic HTTP header line.
- DSA-1597: mt-daapd -- multiple vulnerabilities
- GLSA-200712-18: Multi-Threaded DAAP Daemon: Multiple vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- Debian Debian Linux 4.0
- Firefly Media Server Firefly Media Server 0.2.4 and prior
- Gentoo Linux
Reported:
Nov 02, 2007
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