CVE-2008-1270

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Summary

CVECVE-2008-1270
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2008-03-10 21:44:00 UTC
Updated2018-10-11 20:31:00 UTC
Descriptionmod_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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-200

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Lighttpd Lighttpd All All All All

References

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SUSE Updates for Multiple Packages - Advisories - Secunia SECUNIA secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Gentoo Bug 212930 - www-servers/lighttpd < 1.4.18-r3 mod_userdir "userdir.path" defaults to . (CVE-2008-1270) CONFIRM bugs.gentoo.org
SecurityFocus BUGTRAQ www.securityfocus.com
Lighttpd mod_userdir Information Disclosure Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com
Advisories:rPSA-2008-0106 - rPath Wiki MISC wiki.rpath.com
Debian update for lighttpd - Advisories - Secunia SECUNIA secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1521-1 lighttpd DEBIAN www.debian.org
[security-announce] SUSE Security Summary Report SUSE-SR:2008:08 SUSE lists.opensuse.org
IBM X-Force Exchange XF exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
www.lighttpd.net/security/lighttpd_sa_2008_03.txt CONFIRM www.lighttpd.net
Webmail | OVH- OVH VUPEN www.vupen.com
rPath update for lighttpd - Advisories - Secunia SECUNIA secunia.com Vendor Advisory
lighttpd 1.4.19 - Made in Germany CONFIRM www.lighttpd.net
lighttpd: Multiple vulnerabilities — Gentoo Linux Documentation GENTOO security.gentoo.org
Gentoo update for lighttpd - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com SECUNIA secunia.com Vendor Advisory
issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2344 CONFIRM issues.rpath.com Exploit
Lighttpd - Bug #1587: [security] when mod_userdir is loaded but not configured, the server's whole disk becomes remotely readable - lighty labs CONFIRM trac.lighttpd.net
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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