Vulnerability in Lighttpd
CVE-2013-1427
The configuration file for the FastCGI PHP support for lighttpd before 1.4.28 on Debian GNU/Linux creates a socket file with a predictable name in /tmp, which allows local users to hijack the PHP control socket and perform unauthorized actions such as forcing the use of a different version of PHP via a symlink attack or a race condition.
Vulnerability class: POODLE (CVE-2014-3566)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 1.9 (Low). Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (26.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 26th percentile — 26.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Lighttpd — versions 1.3.16, 1.4.3, 1.4.4
- Debian Linux
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- osvdb.org/91462 (vdb-entry)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/82897 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/58528 (vdb-entry)
- www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2649 (vendor-advisory)