SB2013011807 - Input validation error in fireflymediaserver Firefly Media Server

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.

1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2012-5875)

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green

The vulnerability allows remote attackers to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a (1) crafted Connection HTTP header; a return carriage control character in the (2) Accept Language header, (3) User-agent header, (4) Host header, or (5) protocol version; or a (6) crafted HTTP protocol version.

Remediation

Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.

References

• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-12/0115.html
• http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/23574
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027917
• https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23129