CVE-2007-4727

Published Sep 12, 2007

Last updated 6 years ago

Overview

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@mitre.org
NVD status: Modified

Risk scores

CVSS 2.0

Type: Primary
Base score: 6.8
Impact score: 6.4
Exploitability score: 8.6
Vector string: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov: CWE-119

Hype score: Not currently trending

Configurations

[
  {
    "nodes": [
      {
        "negate": false,
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:lighttpd:lighttpd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "vulnerable": true,
            "matchCriteriaId": "280F8BA1-34E8-4A93-871C-49E6F6826F2C",
            "versionEndIncluding": "1.4.15"
          }
        ],
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ]
  }
]

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