FreeBSD : lighttpd -- Log injection vulnerability in mod_auth (dd7f29cc-3ee9-11e5-93ad-002590263bf5)

high Nessus Plugin ID 85319

Synopsis

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

Description

MITRE reports :

mod_auth in lighttpd before 1.4.36 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary log entries via a basic HTTP authentication string without a colon character, as demonstrated by a string containing a NULL and new line character.

Solution

Update the affected package.

See Also

http://redmine.lighttpd.net/issues/2646

http://www.nessus.org/u?4ada01c2

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 85319

File Name: freebsd_pkg_dd7f29cc3ee911e593ad002590263bf5.nasl

Version: 2.5

Type: local

Published: 8/11/2015

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:lighttpd, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Patch Publication Date: 8/10/2015

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/25/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-3200