VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2005-0453
The buffer_urldecode function in Lighttpd 1.3.7 and earlier does not properly handle control characters, which allows remote attackers to obtain the source code for CGI and FastCGI scripts via a URL with a %00 (null) character after the file extension.
MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 1.72%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.72%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The buffer_urldecode function in Lighttpd 1.3.7 and earlier does not properly handle control characters, which allows remote attackers to obtain the source code for CGI and FastCGI scripts via a URL with a %00 (null) character after the file extension.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.72% probability · 76th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- lighttpd/lighttpd
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.web.lighttpd/1171Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/14297Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200502-21.xmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.web.lighttpd/1171Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/14297Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200502-21.xmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.