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Amazon Linux AMI : lighttpd (ALAS-2012-107)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 69597

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Synopsis

The remote Amazon Linux AMI host is missing a security update.

Description

Integer signedness error in the base64_decode function in the HTTP authentication functionality (http_auth.c) in lighttpd 1.4 before 1.4.30 and 1.5 before SVN revision 2806 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via crafted base64 input that triggers an out-of-bounds read with a negative index.

Solution

Run 'yum update lighttpd' to update your system.

See Also

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/ALAS-2012-107.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 69597

File Name: ala_ALAS-2012-107.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/4/2013

Updated: 4/18/2018

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:lighttpd, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:lighttpd-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:lighttpd-mod_geoip, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:lighttpd-fastcgi, cpe:/o:amazon:linux, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:lighttpd-mod_mysql_vhost

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AmazonLinux/release, Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list

Patch Publication Date: 7/9/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2011-4362

ALAS: 2012-107