lighttpd < 1.4.19 Multiple Vulnerabilities

medium Nessus Plugin ID 106624

Synopsis

The remote web server is affected by multiple vulnerabilities

Description

According to its banner, the version of lighttpd running on the remote host is prior to 1.4.19. Therefore, it may be, affected by the following vulnerabilities :

- lighttpd does not properly calculate the size of a file descriptor array, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a large number of connections, which triggers an out-of-bounds access.

- lighttpd sends the source code of CGI scripts instead of a 500 error when a fork failure occurs, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information.

- When userdir.path is not set, uses a default of $HOME, which might allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to lighttpd version 1.4.19. Alternatively, apply the vendor-supplied patch.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 106624

File Name: lighttpd_1_4_19.nasl

Version: Revision: 1.2

Type: remote

Family: Web Servers

Published: 2/6/2018

Updated: 2/7/2018

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 4.1

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 4.9

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:lighttpd:lighttpd

Required KB Items: Settings/ParanoidReport, installed_sw/lighttpd

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/10/2008

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-0983, CVE-2008-1111, CVE-2008-1270

BID: 28226, 28100, 27943

CWE: 200, 399