# 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 att

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2007-11-05 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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.

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## References

- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1597
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26310
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483209/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483214/100/0/threaded
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28269
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38243
- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?group_id=98211&release_id=548679
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=200110
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30661
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200712-18.xml

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