CVE-2008-4360

Summary

CVECVE-2008-4360
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2008-10-03 17:41:00 UTC
Updated2018-11-29 15:46:00 UTC
Descriptionmod_userdir in lighttpd before 1.4.20, when a case-insensitive operating system or filesystem is used, performs case-sensitive comparisons on filename components in configuration options, which might allow remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions, as demonstrated by a request for a .PHP file when there is a configuration rule for .php files.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-200

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 4.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 4.0 All All All
Application Lighttpd Lighttpd All All All All
Application Lighttpd Lighttpd All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Debian update for lighttpd - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com SECUNIA secunia.com Third Party Advisory
IBM X-Force Exchange XF exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
oss-security - Re: CVE request: lighttpd issues MLIST openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Redmine 404 error CONFIRM trac.lighttpd.net Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
Webmail | OVH- OVH VUPEN www.vupen.com Third Party Advisory
rPath update for lighttpd - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com SECUNIA secunia.com Third Party Advisory
oss-security - Re: Re: CVE request: lighttpd issues MLIST openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Advisories:rPSA-2008-0309 - rPath Wiki CONFIRM wiki.rpath.com Third Party Advisory
Redmine 404 error CONFIRM trac.lighttpd.net Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
www.lighttpd.net/security/lighttpd_sa_2008_06.txt CONFIRM www.lighttpd.net Patch, Vendor Advisory
SUSE update for phpMyAdmin and lighttpd - Secunia.com SECUNIA secunia.com Third Party Advisory
oss-security - Re: CVE request: lighttpd issues MLIST openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
SecurityFocus BUGTRAQ www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1645-1 lighttpd DEBIAN www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
Lighttpd 'mod_userdir' Case Sensitive Comparison Security Bypass Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
lighttpd: Multiple vulnerabilities — Gentoo Linux Documentation GENTOO security.gentoo.org Third Party Advisory
Lighttpd - Bug #1589: server.force-lowercase-filenames doesn't work inside userdir's - lighty labs CONFIRM trac.lighttpd.net Patch, Vendor Advisory
www.lighttpd.net/security/lighttpd-1.4.x_userdir_lowercase.patch CONFIRM www.lighttpd.net Patch, Vendor Advisory
Advisories:rPSA-2008-0309 - rPath Wiki CONFIRM wiki.rpath.com Third Party Advisory
lighttpd Weakness and Vulnerabilities - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com SECUNIA secunia.com Third Party Advisory
Security Advisory SA32972 - Gentoo update for lighttpd - Secunia SECUNIA secunia.com Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] SUSE Security Summary Report: SUSE-SR:2008:026 SUSE lists.opensuse.org Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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