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Debian DSA-1645-1 : lighttpd - various
high Nessus Plugin ID 34353
Synopsis
The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.Description
Several local/remote vulnerabilities have been discovered in lighttpd, a fast webserver with minimal memory footprint.The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems :
- CVE-2008-4298 A memory leak in the http_request_parse function could be used by remote attackers to cause lighttpd to consume memory, and cause a denial of service attack.
- CVE-2008-4359 Inconsistant handling of URL patterns could lead to the disclosure of resources a server administrator did not anticipate when using rewritten URLs.
- CVE-2008-4360 Upon filesystems which don't handle case-insensitive paths differently it might be possible that unanticipated resources could be made available by mod_userdir.
Solution
Upgrade the lighttpd package.For the stable distribution (etch), these problems have been fixed in version 1.4.13-4etch11.
See Also
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-4298
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-4359
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 34353
File Name: debian_DSA-1645.nasl
Version: 1.17
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Debian Local Security Checks
Published: 10/7/2008
Updated: 1/4/2021
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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: 10/6/2008