CVE-2012-5875

Firefly Media Server 1.0.0.1359 - Denial of Service via Crafted HTTP Headers

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2012-5875. PoCs published by High-Tech Bridge SA.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The exploit demonstrates multiple NULL pointer dereference vulnerabilities in FireFly MediaServer 1.0.0.1359, allowing remote DoS via malformed HTTP headers (CONNECTION, ACCEPT-LANGUAGE, USER-AGENT, HOST). Proof-of-concept HTTP requests are provided to trigger crashes.

Description

Firefly Media Server 1.0.0.1359 allows remote attackers to 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.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC
by High-Tech Bridge SA · textdoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/23574

The exploit demonstrates multiple NULL pointer dereference vulnerabilities in FireFly MediaServer 1.0.0.1359, allowing remote DoS via malformed HTTP headers (CONNECTION, ACCEPT-LANGUAGE, USER-AGENT, HOST). Proof-of-concept HTTP requests are provided to trigger crashes.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: FireFly MediaServer 1.0.0.1359
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to port 9999/TCP
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-12/0115.html
Exploit exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/23574
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23129
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027917

Scores

EPSS 0.1081
EPSS Percentile 95.3%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
fireflymediaserver/firefly_media_server 1.0.0.1359
Published Jan 18, 2013
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026