CVE-2013-4559 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2013-4559

lighttpd before 1.4.33 does not check the return value of...

Vulnerability Description

lighttpd before 1.4.33 does not check the return value of the (1) setuid, (2) setgid, or (3) setgroups functions, which might cause lighttpd to run as root if it is restarted and allows remote attackers to gain privileges, as demonstrated by multiple calls to the clone function that cause setuid to fail when the user process limit is reached.

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

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

lighttpd, debian linux, opensuse
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 6.0, 7.0, 8.0, 12.2, 12.3, 13.1

Timeline

Official Publish: November 19th, 2013
Last Modified: August 6th, 2024
Added to House: July 19th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.