PT-2013-5074 · Lighttpd+1 · Lighttpd+1

Stefan Bühler · Published 2013-11-19 · Updated 2024-06-15 · CVE-2013-4559

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.6

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions lighttpd versions prior to 1.4.33

Description The issue is related to the failure of lighttpd to check the return value of certain functions, specifically setuid, setgid, and setgroups. This oversight might cause lighttpd to run as root if it is restarted, potentially allowing remote attackers to gain privileges. This can be demonstrated through multiple calls to the clone function, which can cause setuid to fail when the user process limit is reached.

Recommendations For versions prior to 1.4.33, update to version 1.4.33 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to sensitive resources and monitoring system logs for potential exploitation attempts.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

CVE-2013-4559

DSA-2795-1

MGASA-2013-0334

OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10402-1

Affected Products

Lighttpd

Suse

References · 33

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MGASA-2013-0334 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4559 · Security Note
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00049.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2013-4559 · Vendor Advisory
• http://download.lighttpd.net/lighttpd/security/lighttpd_sa_2013_02.txt · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-4559 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2013-4559 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2013-4559 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2024:10402-1 · Vendor Advisory
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=141576815022399&w=2 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-4559 · Vendor Advisory
• https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2013-0334.html · Security Note
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-4559 · Security Note
• https://debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2795 · Vendor Advisory
• https://suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-2324 · Note