Access Restriction Bypass Affecting bozohttpd package, versions <20111118-1+deb7u1build0.14.04.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.74% (75th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1404-BOZOHTTPD-272805
  • published24 Jul 2014
  • disclosed24 Jul 2014

Introduced: 24 Jul 2014

CVE-2014-5015  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-264  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:14.04 bozohttpd to version 20111118-1+deb7u1build0.14.04.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream bozohttpd package and not the bozohttpd package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:14.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

bozotic HTTP server (aka bozohttpd) before 20140708, as used in NetBSD, truncates paths when checking .htpasswd restrictions, which allows remote attackers to bypass the HTTP authentication scheme and access restrictions via a long path.

CVSS Base Scores

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