CVE-2024-51442
Command Injection in Minidlna version v1.3.3 and before allows an attacker to execute arbitrary...
Command 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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
8.8
Command 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.
- Record
CVE-2024-51442- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-77
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-45777
8.8
Command 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.
- Record
EUVD-2024-45777- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h4qv-2mm7-9gwm
8.8
Command Injection in Minidlna version v1.3.3 and before allows an attacker to execute arbitrary...
Command 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.
- Record
GHSA-h4qv-2mm7-9gwm- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-77
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
8.8
Command 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.
- Record
CVE-2024-51442- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-77
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2024-51442
8.8
Command 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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2024-51442- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2024-51442
8.8
Command 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.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2024-51442- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
Command 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.
- Record
CVE-2024-51442- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
minidlnaDebian:12 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.3.0+dfsg-2.21.3.0+dfsg-2.2+deb12u11.3.2+dfsg-11.3.2+dfsg-1.11.3.3+dfsg-0.11.3.3+dfsg-0.21.3.3+dfsg-11.3.3+dfsg-1.1 |
None known |
minidlnaDebian:13 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.3.3+dfsg-1.1 |
None known |
minidlnaDebian:14 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.3.3+dfsg-1.1 |
None known |
minidlnaUbuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.1.4+dfsg-4build11.1.5+dfsg-11.1.5+dfsg-21.1.5+dfsg-2ubuntu0.11.1.5+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1+esm1 |
None known |
minidlnaUbuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.2.0+dfsg-21.2.1+dfsg-11.2.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.18.04.11.2.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.18.04.1+esm1 |
None known |
minidlnaUbuntu:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.2.1+dfsg-1build11.2.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.20.04.11.2.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.20.04.2 |
None known |
minidlnaUbuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.3.0+dfsg-21.3.0+dfsg-2.11.3.0+dfsg-2.1ubuntu0.1 |
None known |
minidlnaUbuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.3.3+dfsg-0.11.3.3+dfsg-0.21.3.3+dfsg-11.3.3+dfsg-1build11.3.3+dfsg-1build2 |
None known |
minidlnaUbuntu:25.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.3.3+dfsg-1.1build1 |
None known |
minidlnaUbuntu:26.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.3.3+dfsg-1.1build2 |
None known |
minidlnaUbuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.3.3+dfsg-1.1build11.3.3+dfsg-1.1build2 |
None known |
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | mselbrede/CVE-2024-51442 | 2024-12-31 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-51442 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in minidlna, published January 8, 2025. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.34%, the 83rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
sourceforge.net/projects/minidlna
sourceforge.net/p/minidlna/git/ci/master/tree/minidlna.c
sourceforge.net/p/minidlna/bugs/364
github.com/mselbrede/CVE-2024-51442
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-51442
github.com/advisories/GHSA-h4qv-2mm7-9gwm
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-51442
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-51442
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-51442