Name | CVE-2007-4727 |
Description | Buffer overflow in the fcgi_env_add function in mod_proxy_backend_fastcgi.c in the mod_fastcgi extension in lighttpd before 1.4.18 allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary CGI variables and execute arbitrary code via an HTTP request with a long content length, as demonstrated by overwriting the SCRIPT_FILENAME variable, aka a "header overflow." |
Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
References | DSA-1362-1 |
Debian Bugs | 441555 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
---|---|---|---|
lighttpd (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 1.4.35-4+deb8u1 | fixed |
stretch (security), stretch (lts), stretch | 1.4.45-1+deb9u1 | fixed | |
buster | 1.4.53-4+deb10u2 | fixed | |
buster (security) | 1.4.53-4+deb10u3 | fixed | |
bullseye (security), bullseye | 1.4.59-1+deb11u2 | fixed | |
bookworm | 1.4.69-1 | fixed | |
trixie | 1.4.74-1 | fixed | |
sid | 1.4.74-2 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
lighttpd | source | etch | 1.4.13-4etch4 | DSA-1362-1 | ||
lighttpd | source | (unstable) | 1.4.18-1 | medium | 441555 |
http://www.lighttpd.net/assets/2007/9/9/lighttpd_sa_2007_12.txt
http://www.lighttpd.net/download/lighttpd-1.4.x_mod_fastcgi_overrun.patch
http://www.milw0rm.com/exploits/4391