Debian DSA-1303-1 : lighttpd - denial of service

high Nessus Plugin ID 25465

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Two problems were discovered with lighttpd, a fast webserver with minimal memory footprint, which could allow denial of service. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems :

- CVE-2007-1869 Remote attackers could cause denial of service by disconnecting partway through making a request.

- CVE-2007-1870 A NULL pointer dereference could cause a crash when serving files with a mtime of 0.

Solution

Upgrade the lighttpd package.

For the stable distribution (etch) these problems have been fixed in version 1.4.13-4etch1.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 25465

File Name: debian_DSA-1303.nasl

Version: 1.17

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 6/12/2007

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lighttpd, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:4.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Patch Publication Date: 6/10/2007

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-1869, CVE-2007-1870

DSA: 1303

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