Description
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.
Published: 2008-04-16
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: 4.0% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1597-1 New mt-daapd packages fix several vulnerabilities
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1597-2 New mt-daapd package fix regression
EUVD EUVD EUVD-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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T08:32:01.263Z

Reserved: 2008-04-13T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-1771

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-04-16T15:05:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2008-1771

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Critical

Publid Date: 2008-04-15T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2008-1771 - Bugzilla

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