CVE-2013-4559 | BDVDB-2026-58491 Detail
Description#
lighttpd before 1.4.33 does not check the return value of the (1) setuid, (2) setgid, or (3) setgroups functions, which might cause lighttpd to run as root if it is restarted and allows remote attackers to gain privileges, as demonstrated by multiple calls to the clone function that cause setuid to fail when the user process limit is reached.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- http://secunia.com/advisories/55682
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=141576815022399&w=2
- http://download.lighttpd.net/lighttpd/security/lighttpd_sa_2013_02.txt
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00049.html
- https://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2795
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/11/12/4
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10310
- http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN37417423/index.html
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.