lighttpd before 1.4.33 does not check the return value of the (1) setuid, (2) setgid, or (3) setgroups functions, which might cause lighttpd to run as root if it is restarted and allows remote attackers to gain privileges, as demonstrated by multiple calls to the clone function that cause setuid to fail when the user process limit is reached.
References
Link | Resource |
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http://download.lighttpd.net/lighttpd/security/lighttpd_sa_2013_02.txt | Vendor Advisory |
http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN37417423/index.html | Third Party Advisory |
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00049.html | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=141576815022399&w=2 | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
http://secunia.com/advisories/55682 | Third Party Advisory |
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/11/12/4 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10310 | Third Party Advisory |
https://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2795 | Third Party Advisory |
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MITRE Information
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published: 2013-11-19T19:00:00
Updated: 2021-02-19T04:06:13
Reserved: 2013-06-12T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2013-4559
JSON object: View
NVD Information
Status : Analyzed
Published: 2013-11-20T14:12:30.727
Modified: 2021-02-26T15:14:05.913
Link: CVE-2013-4559
JSON object: View
Redhat Information
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CWE