Firefly · Firefly Media Server · CVE-2007-5824
**Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions**
Firefly Media Server versions 0.2.4 and earlier
**Description**
The issue allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, resulting in a daemon crash. This can be achieved by sending a stats method action to the "/xml-rpc" API endpoint with either an empty `Authorization` header line, which triggers a crash in the `ws decodepassword()` function, or a header line without a ':' character, which triggers a crash in the `ws getheaders()` function.
**Recommendations**
For Firefly Media Server versions 0.2.4 and earlier, as a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the "/xml-rpc" API endpoint to minimize the risk of exploitation. Avoid using empty or malformed `Authorization` header lines in requests to this endpoint until the issue is resolved. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.