Description
mod_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.
Exploits
References
cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/29318cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/29403cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/29622cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/29636cve@mitre.org
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-08.xmlcve@mitre.org
http://trac.lighttpd.net/trac/ticket/1587cve@mitre.org
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0106cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1521cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28226cve@mitre.org
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=212930cve@mitre.org
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2344af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00005.htmlaf854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/29318af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/29403af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/29622af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/29636af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-08.xmlaf854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://trac.lighttpd.net/trac/ticket/1587af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0106af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1521af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.lighttpd.net/2008/3/10/1-4-19-made-in-germanyaf854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.lighttpd.net/security/lighttpd_sa_2008_03.txtaf854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489465/100/0/threadedaf854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28226af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0885/referencesaf854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=212930af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41173af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2344