CVE-2013-4559 (GCVE-0-2013-4559)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2013-11-19 19:00
Modified
2024-08-06 16:45
Severity ?
CWE
  • n/a
Summary
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
secalert@redhat.com http://download.lighttpd.net/lighttpd/security/lighttpd_sa_2013_02.txt Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.com http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN37417423/index.html Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.com http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00049.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.com http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=141576815022399&w=2 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.com http://secunia.com/advisories/55682 Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.com http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/11/12/4 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.com https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10310 Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.com https://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2795 Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://download.lighttpd.net/lighttpd/security/lighttpd_sa_2013_02.txt Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN37417423/index.html Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00049.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=141576815022399&w=2 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://secunia.com/advisories/55682 Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/11/12/4 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10310 Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2795 Third Party Advisory
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