CVE-2008-1270

NameCVE-2008-1270
Descriptionmod_userdir in lighttpd 1.4.18 and earlier, when userdir.path is not set, uses a default of $HOME, which might allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files, as demonstrated by accessing the ~nobody directory.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDSA-1521-1

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
lighttpd (PTS)jessie, jessie (lts)1.4.35-4+deb8u1fixed
stretch (security), stretch (lts), stretch1.4.45-1+deb9u1fixed
buster (security), buster, buster (lts)1.4.53-4+deb10u3fixed
bullseye (security), bullseye1.4.59-1+deb11u2fixed
bookworm1.4.69-1fixed
sid, trixie1.4.76-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
lighttpdsourceetch1.4.13-4etch6DSA-1521-1
lighttpdsource(unstable)1.4.19-1

Notes

user configuration error, default documented in moduserdir documentation

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