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.
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:
Gain Access
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Fri Nov 02 2007 - 13:00:12 CDT , [UPH-07-03] Firefly Media Server remote format string vulnerability at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2007-11/0048.html.
- FireFly Media Server Web site, Firefly Media Server :: Home Page at http://www.fireflymediaserver.org/.
- 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-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
Reported:
Nov 02, 2007
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