NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting lighttpd-mod_authn_gssapi package, versions <0:1.4.53-1.37.amzn1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.27% (68th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN201803-LIGHTTPDMODAUTHNGSSAPI-3369564
  • published23 Mar 2023
  • disclosed12 Sept 2022

Introduced: 12 Sep 2022

CVE-2022-37797  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 lighttpd-mod_authn_gssapi to version 0:1.4.53-1.37.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2023-1705.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream lighttpd-mod_authn_gssapi package and not the lighttpd-mod_authn_gssapi package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2018.03 relevant fixed versions and status.

In lighttpd 1.4.65, mod_wstunnel does not initialize a handler function pointer if an invalid HTTP request (websocket handshake) is received. It leads to null pointer dereference which crashes the server. It could be used by an external attacker to cause denial of service condition.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1