Lighttpd mod_userdir Information Disclosure Vulnerability

BID:28226

Info

Lighttpd mod_userdir Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 28226
Class: Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions
CVE: CVE-2008-1270
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Mar 12 2008 12:00AM
Updated: Apr 16 2008 12:28AM
Credit: [email protected] discovered this issue.
Vulnerable: SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise SDK 10
SuSE Linux 10.1 x86-64
SuSE Linux 10.1 x86
SuSE Linux 10.1 ppc
S.u.S.E. openSUSE 10.3
S.u.S.E. openSUSE 10.2
rPath rPath Linux 1
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: lighttpd lighttpd 1.4.19

Discussion

Lighttpd mod_userdir Information Disclosure Vulnerability

The 'lighttpd' program is prone to a vulnerability that may allow attackers to access sensitive information because the application fails to properly handle exceptional conditions.

Information obtained may aid in further attacks.

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

Exploit / POC

Lighttpd mod_userdir Information Disclosure Vulnerability

To exploit this vulnerability, attackers can use a browser.

The following example URI is available:

http://www.example.com/~nobody/etc/passwd

Solution / Fix

Lighttpd mod_userdir Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has released lighttpd 1.4.19 to address this issue. Please see the references for more information.


lighttpd lighttpd 1.4.10a

lighttpd lighttpd 1.4

lighttpd lighttpd 1.4.1

lighttpd lighttpd 1.4.10

lighttpd lighttpd 1.4.11

lighttpd lighttpd 1.4.12

lighttpd lighttpd 1.4.13

lighttpd lighttpd 1.4.14

lighttpd lighttpd 1.4.15

lighttpd lighttpd 1.4.16

lighttpd lighttpd 1.4.17

lighttpd lighttpd 1.4.18

lighttpd lighttpd 1.4.2

lighttpd lighttpd 1.4.3

lighttpd lighttpd 1.4.4

lighttpd lighttpd 1.4.5

lighttpd lighttpd 1.4.6

lighttpd lighttpd 1.4.7

lighttpd lighttpd 1.4.8

lighttpd lighttpd 1.4.9

References

Lighttpd mod_userdir Information Disclosure Vulnerability

References:

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