Use-after-free in lighttpd - CVE-2013-4560

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Use-after-free in lighttpd - CVE-2013-4560

Published: November 20, 2013 / Updated: July 28, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU32621
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2013-4560
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error when processing unspecified vectors that trigger FAMMonitorDirectory failures. A remote attackers can cause a denial of service (segmentation fault and crash).

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.


Affected software

lighttpd
Gentoo Linux
Amazon Linux AMI
Fedora
lighttpd (Alpine package)
lighttpd
Adobe Commerce (formerly Magento Commerce)
Virtual Customer Access System (vCAS)

How to mitigate CVE-2013-4560

Update to version 1.4.33.

lighttpd - update to 1.4.33
lighttpd (Alpine package) - update to 1.4.33-r1
lighttpd - addressed in versions 1.4.34-1.el5.1, 1.4.34-1.el6
Virtual Customer Access System (vCAS) - update to 14.10-38402

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