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.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 4.0 | mt-daapd | 0.2.4+r1376-1.1+etch1 | DSA-1597-1 |
Advisories 1
- DSA-1597-1 mt-daapd - several vulnerabilities Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- DSA-1597 vendor-advisory
- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=593465&group_id=98211
- FEDORA-2008-3250 vendor-advisory
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=476241
- firefly-wsgetpostvars-bo(41850) vdb-entry
- 28860 vdb-entry
- 30661 third-party-advisory
- ADV-2008-1303 vdb-entry
- 1019908 vdb-entry
- 29917 third-party-advisory
- 29919 third-party-advisory