Arbitrary Code Injection Affecting lighttpd package, versions <1.4.33-1+nmu2ubuntu2.1+esm1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
9.91% (96th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1404-LIGHTTPD-325852
  • published9 Jun 2015
  • disclosed9 Jun 2015

Introduced: 9 Jun 2015

CVE-2015-3200  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-74  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:14.04 lighttpd to version 1.4.33-1+nmu2ubuntu2.1+esm1 or higher.

NVD Description

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

mod_auth in lighttpd before 1.4.36 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary log entries via a basic HTTP authentication string without a colon character, as demonstrated by a string containing a NULL and new line character.