CVE-2007-5824

HIGH ⚠ Exploit

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...

Affects 1 product across 1 vendor.

BCS7.16
CVSS 2.07.1
EPSS5.6%
Percentile92th
PatchPatched
CVSS Vector — Plain English Remotely exploitable over the network, no confidentiality impact, no integrity impact.
CWE Weakness Definitions
CWE-20: Improper Input Validation

Software does not validate or incorrectly validates input, allowing attackers to craft data processed in unintended ways.

Related Attack Patterns (CAPEC)
CAPEC-3 Using Leading 'Ghost' Character Sequences to Bypass Input Filters
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CAPEC-7 Blind SQL Injection
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CAPEC-8 Buffer Overflow in an API Call
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CAPEC-9 Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities
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CAPEC-10 Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables
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Mapping is CWE-to-CAPEC per MITRE CAPEC 3.9.

◆ SAGE Intelligence — CITED Relevance Research Team

A vulnerability in Firefly Media Server 0.2.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service through a NULL dereference and daemon crash via specific XML-RPC requests.

BSID: BS-2007-GLOBAL-157969-H • Model: /workspace/models/qwen2.5-coder-32b-instruct-bf16 • Confidence: HIGH

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Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2007-5824?
A vulnerability in Firefly Media Server 0.2.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service through a NULL dereference and daemon crash via specific XML-RPC requests.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2007-5824?
CVE-2007-5824 has CVSS 7.1 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C. EPSS: 5.6%.
Is CVE-2007-5824 actively exploited?
Public exploit available for CVE-2007-5824. Exploitation risk elevated.
How do I remediate CVE-2007-5824?
Priority: HIGH. Advisory: http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1597
What systems are affected by CVE-2007-5824?
CVE-2007-5824 affects: Firefly.
Vulnerability Details
CVE IDCVE-2007-5824
BSIDBS-2007-GLOBAL-157969-H BreachSpider Global ID
CVSS VectorAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Published2007-11-05
Last Modified2026-04-23
ICS Relevance0%
Weakness (CWE)
SourceNVD
Official 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.

Source: NIST NVD / MITRE CVE Database

Attack Vector Analysis — CITED Relevance

The attack is executed by sending a stats method action to /xml-rpc with either an empty Authorization header or a header without a ':' character, which triggers a crash in the ws_decodepassword or ws_getheaders functions.

Exploitation Likelihood: MEDIUM

Affected Products
VendorProductFixed Version
Firefly Media Server
Remediation
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Remediation Priority: HIGH

Threat Intelligence
● Threat Intelligence Validated: July 2026 | Threat Age: 6837 Days
CISA KEVNot in KEV catalog
Public Exploit⚠ AvailableReference
PoC CodeNot confirmed
SAGE Enrichment Record — provenance & audit hash
Model/workspace/models/qwen2.5-coder-32b-instruct-bf16
ConfidenceHIGH
Enriched At2026-05-24
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