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>> Lighttpd "mod_userdir" Module Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Title : Lighttpd "mod_userdir" Module Information Disclosure Vulnerability
VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2008-0885
CVE ID : CVE-2008-1270
CWE ID : VUPEN VNS Only
CVSS V2 : VUPEN VNS Only
Rated as : Low Risk 
Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2008-03-17


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A vulnerability has been identified in Lighttpd, which could be exploited by attackers to bypass security restrictions and gain knowledge of sensitive information. This issue is caused by an error when loading "mod_userdir" (not loaded by default) while "userdir.path" is not configured, which could cause userdir requests to be sent to "$HOME", allowing the reading of arbitrary files from the system.

Affected Products

Lighttpd versions prior 1.4.19

Solution

Upgrade to Lighttpd version 1.4.19 :
http://www.lighttpd.net/download

References

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0885
http://www.lighttpd.net/security/lighttpd_sa_2008_03.txt

Credits

Vulnerability reported by the vendor.

ChangeLog

2008-03-17 : Initial release

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