CVE-2008-1270 | BDVDB-2026-29654 Detail
Description#
mod_userdir in lighttpd 1.4.18 and earlier, when userdir.path is not set, uses a default of $HOME, which might allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files, as demonstrated by accessing the ~nobody directory.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2344
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29622
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29318
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00005.html
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-08.xml
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1521
- http://www.lighttpd.net/security/lighttpd_sa_2008_03.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489465/100/0/threaded
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29636
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0885/references
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28226
- http://trac.lighttpd.net/trac/ticket/1587
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29403
- http://www.lighttpd.net/2008/3/10/1-4-19-made-in-germany
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=212930
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.