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CVE-2008-1111

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Description

mod_cgi in lighttpd 1.4.18 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.

References

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-March/msg00180.html

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-March/msg00162.html

https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2326

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41008

https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=211956

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0763

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28100

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489465/100/0/threaded

http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1513

http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0106

http://trac.lighttpd.net/trac/changeset/2107

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200803-10.xml

http://secunia.com/advisories/29622

http://secunia.com/advisories/29318

http://secunia.com/advisories/29275

http://secunia.com/advisories/29268

http://secunia.com/advisories/29235

http://secunia.com/advisories/29209

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00005.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2008-03-04

Updated: 2025-04-09

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5

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

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

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

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00943

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