CVE-2024-51442
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedCommand Injection in Minidlna version v1.3.3 and before allows an attacker to execute arbitrary OS commands via a specially crafted minidlna.conf configuration file.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceMinidlna versions v1.3.3 and before contain a command injection vulnerability in the parsing of the minidlna.conf configuration file. An attacker who can control or modify the configuration file can inject and execute arbitrary OS commands with the privileges of the minidlna service process.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify if minidlna is installedLook for the minidlna binary or service on the system. Common commands: which minidlna, rpm -qa | grep -i mini, dpkg -l | grep -i mini, or check for minidlna service running via ps aux | grep miniAffected if minidlna is not found on the system (not affected)
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Determine installed minidlna versionRun minidlna --version or check the version through the package manager (rpm -qi minidlna, dpkg -s minidlna)Affected if The version is v1.3.3 or any version before v1.3.3 (likely affected)
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Locate the minidlna.conf configuration fileCommon locations: /etc/minidlna.conf, /etc/minidlna.conf.minidlna, or check the minidlna documentation for custom config paths. Also check the init/systemd service file for configuration referencesAffected if A minidlna.conf file exists and is readable/writable by the system
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Verify configuration file permissionsCheck file ownership and permissions on the minidlna.conf file using ls -la. Look for world-writable permissions or ownership by non-root usersAffected if The configuration file is writable by users other than root or the minidlna service user (indicates higher risk)
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Check for unexpected values in configurationReview the contents of minidlna.conf and look for unusual values, especially in parameters that might be parsed for command execution. Compare against known-safe configuration templatesAffected if Any parameter in the configuration contains shell metacharacters or unexpected command-like strings
A system is affected if minidlna v1.3.3 or earlier is installed and an attacker can modify the minidlna.conf configuration file to inject commands.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpgrade minidlna to a version beyond v1.3.3. Until patched, ensure the minidlna.conf file is protected from unauthorized modification and verify all configuration parameters contain only expected values.
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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