CVE-2008-1771

Integer overflow in the ws_getpostvars function in Firefly Media Server (formerly mt-daapd) 0.2.4.1 (0.9~r1696-1.2 on Debian) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an HTTP POST request with a large Content-Length.

Score

CVSS 2.0 7.5 High

Status

Modified - cve@mitre.org

Published

2008-04-16

Last modified

2024-08-07

Weaknesses

CWE-189

Affected products

• Fireflymediaserver (Fireflymediaserver)

References

• http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=476241
• http://secunia.com/advisories/29917
• http://secunia.com/advisories/29919
• http://secunia.com/advisories/30661
• http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=593465&group_id=98211
• http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1597
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28860
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019908
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1303/references
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41850
• https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00446.html