Summary
The remote host is missing an update to mt-daapd
announced via advisory DSA 1597-1.
Solution
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%201597-1
Insight
Three vulnerabilities have been discovered in the mt-daapd DAAP audio server (also known as the Firefly Media Server). The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following three problems:
CVE-2007-5824
Insufficient validation and bounds checking of the Authorization:
HTTP header enables a heap buffer overflow, potentially enabling the execution of arbitrary code.
CVE-2007-5825
Format string vulnerabilities in debug logging within the authentication of XML-RPC requests could enable the execution of arbitrary code.
CVE-2008-1771
An integer overflow weakness in the handling of HTTP POST variables could allow a heap buffer overflow and potentially arbitrary code execution.
For the stable distribution (etch), these problems have been fixed in version 0.2.4+r1376-1.1+etch1.
For the unstable distribution (sid), these problems have been fixed in version 0.9~r1696-1.3.
We recommend that you upgrade your mt-daapd package.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2007-5824, CVE-2007-5825, CVE-2008-1771 -
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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