--- title: "CVE-2007-5824\n | Ubuntu" description: Ubuntu is an open source software operating system that runs from the desktop, to the cloud, to all your internet connected things. url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2007-5824?format=md keywords: index, follow --- # CVE-2007-5824 Publication date 5 November 2007 Last updated 24 July 2024 --- Ubuntu priority **Medium** [Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority ) Toggle side navigation ## Description 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. ## Status Show unmaintained releases | Package | Ubuntu Release | Status | | --- | --- | --- | | mt-daapd | 8.10 intrepid | Not affected | | 8.04 LTS hardy | Not affected | | 7.10 gutsy | Ignored end of life, was needed | | 7.04 feisty | Ignored end of life, was needed | | 6.06 LTS dapper | Not in release | --- * [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security) * [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses) * [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2007-5824?format=md#patch-details) ### Patch details For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security) | Package | Patch details | | --- | --- | | mt-daapd | * Vendor: | ## References * [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-5824) * [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-5824) * [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2007-5824) * [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2007-5824) ### Other references *