Upstream information

CVE-2013-4559 at MITRE

Description

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.

SUSE information

Overall state of this security issue: Resolved

This issue is currently rated as having moderate severity.

CVSS v2 Scores
  National Vulnerability Database
Base Score 7.6
Vector AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity High
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
SUSE Bugzilla entry: 850468 [RESOLVED / FIXED]

SUSE Security Advisories:

    openSUSE-SU-2014:0072-1

List of released packages

Product(s) Fixed package version(s) References
openSUSE Tumbleweed
  • lighttpd >= 1.4.37-1.6
  • lighttpd-mod_cml >= 1.4.37-1.6
  • lighttpd-mod_geoip >= 1.4.37-1.6
  • lighttpd-mod_magnet >= 1.4.37-1.6
  • lighttpd-mod_mysql_vhost >= 1.4.37-1.6
  • lighttpd-mod_rrdtool >= 1.4.37-1.6
  • lighttpd-mod_trigger_b4_dl >= 1.4.37-1.6
  • lighttpd-mod_webdav >= 1.4.37-1.6
 Patchnames:
openSUSE-Tumbleweed-2024-10402

Status of this issue by product and package

Please note that this evaluation state might be work in progress, incomplete or outdated. Also information for service packs in the LTSS phase is only included for issues meeting the LTSS criteria. If in doubt, feel free to contact us for clarification. The updates are grouped by state of their lifecycle. SUSE product lifecycles are documented on the lifecycle page.

Product(s) Source package State
Products under Long Term Service Pack support and receiving important and critical security fixes.
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 12 SP5 lighttpd Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 lighttpd Already fixed
Products past their end of life and not receiving proactive updates anymore.
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2 lighttpd Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 lighttpd Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP4 lighttpd Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 11 SP2 lighttpd Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 11 SP3 lighttpd Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 11 SP4 lighttpd Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 12 lighttpd Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 12 SP1 lighttpd Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 12 SP2 lighttpd Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 12 SP3 lighttpd Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 12 SP4 lighttpd Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 lighttpd Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 lighttpd Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 lighttpd Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP2 lighttpd Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP3 lighttpd Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 lighttpd Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 lighttpd Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 lighttpd Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4 lighttpd Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP2 lighttpd Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3 lighttpd Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 lighttpd Affected

SUSE Timeline for this CVE

CVE page created: Tue Nov 12 22:23:48 2013
CVE page last modified: Fri Nov 1 11:38:32 2024