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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2011-4362

Integer signedness error in the base64_decode function in the HTTP authentication functionality (http_auth.c) in lighttpd 1.4 before 1.4.30 and 1.5 before SVN revision 2806 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via…

MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 21.1%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 21.1%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

Integer signedness error in the base64_decode function in the HTTP authentication functionality (http_auth.c) in lighttpd 1.4 before 1.4.30 and 1.5 before SVN revision 2806 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via crafted base64 input that triggers an out-of-bounds read with a negative index.

CVSS 2.0
5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
EPSS
21.11% probability · 97th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
lighttpd/lighttpd · debian/debian linux
Source
secalert@redhat.com

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.