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Medium
CVE-2008-1270
mod_userdir in lighttpd 1.4.18 and earlier, when userdir.path is not...
Vulnerability Description
mod_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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2344
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29622
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29318
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00005.html
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-08.xml
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1521
- http://www.lighttpd.net/security/lighttpd_sa_2008_03.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489465/100/0/threaded
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29636
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0885/references
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28226
- http://trac.lighttpd.net/trac/ticket/1587
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29403
- http://www.lighttpd.net/2008/3/10/1-4-19-made-in-germany
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=212930
- http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0106
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41173
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Vulnerable Versions:
0
Timeline
Official Publish:
March 10th, 2008
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
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MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.