Lighttpd 'mod_cgi' Information Disclosure Vulnerability

BID:28100

Info

Lighttpd 'mod_cgi' Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 28100
Class: Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions
CVE: CVE-2008-1111
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Mar 05 2008 12:00AM
Updated: Apr 08 2008 01:38AM
Credit: Johan Bergström reported this issue as a Gentoo bug.
Vulnerable: SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise SDK 10
S.u.S.E. openSUSE 10.3
S.u.S.E. openSUSE 10.2
S.u.S.E. Linux 10.1 x86-64
S.u.S.E. Linux 10.1 x86
S.u.S.E. Linux 10.1 ppc
rPath rPath Linux 1
Red Hat Fedora 8
Red Hat Fedora 7
lighttpd lighttpd 1.4.18
lighttpd lighttpd 1.4.17
lighttpd lighttpd 1.4.16
lighttpd lighttpd 1.4.15
lighttpd lighttpd 1.4.14
lighttpd lighttpd 1.4.13
lighttpd lighttpd 1.4.12
lighttpd lighttpd 1.4.11
lighttpd lighttpd 1.4.10
lighttpd lighttpd 1.4.9
lighttpd lighttpd 1.4.8
lighttpd lighttpd 1.4.7
lighttpd lighttpd 1.4.6
lighttpd lighttpd 1.4.5
lighttpd lighttpd 1.4.4
lighttpd lighttpd 1.4.3
lighttpd lighttpd 1.4.2
lighttpd lighttpd 1.4.1
lighttpd lighttpd 1.4
lighttpd lighttpd 1.4.10a
Gentoo Linux
Debian Linux 4.0 sparc
Debian Linux 4.0 s/390
Debian Linux 4.0 powerpc
Debian Linux 4.0 mipsel
Debian Linux 4.0 mips
Debian Linux 4.0 m68k
Debian Linux 4.0 ia-64
Debian Linux 4.0 ia-32
Debian Linux 4.0 hppa
Debian Linux 4.0 arm
Debian Linux 4.0 amd64
Debian Linux 4.0 alpha
Debian Linux 4.0
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Lighttpd 'mod_cgi' Information Disclosure Vulnerability

The 'lighttpd' program is prone to a vulnerability that in certain circumstances may allow attackers to access source code because the application fails to properly handle exceptional conditions.

Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to obtain potentially sensitive information that may aid in further attacks.

This issue affects lighttpd 1.4.18; other versions may also be vulnerable.

Exploit / POC

Lighttpd 'mod_cgi' Information Disclosure Vulnerability

To exploit this vulnerability, attackers can use a browser and other standard tools.

Solution / Fix

Lighttpd 'mod_cgi' Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Solution:
Fixes are available in the SVN repository. Please see the references for more information.

References

Lighttpd 'mod_cgi' Information Disclosure Vulnerability

References:

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