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GLSA-200812-04 : lighttpd: Multiple vulnerabilities
high Nessus Plugin ID 35021
Synopsis
The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.Description
The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200812-04 (lighttpd: Multiple vulnerabilities)Multiple vulnerabilities have been reported in lighttpd:
Qhy reported a memory leak in the http_request_parse() function in request.c (CVE-2008-4298).
Gaetan Bisson reported that URIs are not decoded before applying url.redirect and url.rewrite rules (CVE-2008-4359).
Anders1 reported that mod_userdir performs case-sensitive comparisons on filename components in configuration options, which is insufficient when case-insensitive filesystems are used (CVE-2008-4360).
Impact :
A remote attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities to cause a Denial of Service, to bypass intended access restrictions, to obtain sensitive information, or to possibly modify data.
Workaround :
There is no known workaround at this time.
Solution
All lighttpd users should upgrade to the latest version:# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=www-servers/lighttpd-1.4.20'
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Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 35021
File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200812-04.nasl
Version: 1.17
Type: local
Family: Gentoo Local Security Checks
Published: 12/3/2008
Updated: 1/6/2021
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 5.5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:lighttpd, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 12/2/2008