SB2014031403 - Path traversal in lighttpd
Published: March 14, 2014 Updated: July 28, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2014031403
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Path traversal (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-2324)
CWE-ID: CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CVSSv4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in (1) mod_evhost and (2) mod_simple_vhost in lighttpd before 1.4.35 allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the host name, related to request_check_hostname.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://download.lighttpd.net/lighttpd/security/lighttpd_sa_2014_01.txt
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00023.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-04/msg00002.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-04/msg00006.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=141576815022399&w=2
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/561
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/564
- http://secunia.com/advisories/57404
- http://secunia.com/advisories/57514
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2877
- http://www.lighttpd.net/2014/3/12/1.4.35/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66157