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FreeBSD : lighttpd - multiple vulnerabilities (ef0033ad-5823-11e6-80cc-001517f335e2)

high Nessus Plugin ID 92713

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Synopsis

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

Description

Lighttpd Project reports :

Security fixes for Lighttpd :

- security: encode quoting chars in HTML and XML

- security: ensure gid != 0 if server.username is set, but not server.groupname

- security: disable stat_cache if server.follow-symlink = 'disable'

- security: httpoxy defense: do not emit HTTP_PROXY to CGI env

Solution

Update the affected package.

See Also

https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=211495

http://www.lighttpd.net/2016/7/31/1.4.41/

http://www.nessus.org/u?5d021e31

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 92713

File Name: freebsd_pkg_ef0033ad582311e680cc001517f335e2.nasl

Version: 2.3

Type: Local

Published: 8/4/2016

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Vulnerability Information

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

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

Patch Publication Date: 8/3/2016

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/31/2016