CVE-2008-1111

MEDIUM 5.0CVE-2008-1111 · Published 04/03/2008 · updated 16/06/2026

In short

CVE-2008-1111 is a MEDIUM (CVSS 5.0) vulnerability affecting lighttpd (lighttpd).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 2.0%, higher than 80.9% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
lighttpd lighttpd	`= 1.4.18`	No fix yet

Description

mod_cgi in lighttpd 1.4.18 sends the source code of CGI scripts instead of a 500 error when a fork failure occurs, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information.

References

lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00005.html
secunia.com/advisories/29209 · Vendor Advisory
secunia.com/advisories/29235 · Vendor Advisory
secunia.com/advisories/29268 · Vendor Advisory
secunia.com/advisories/29275 · Vendor Advisory
secunia.com/advisories/29318 · Vendor Advisory
secunia.com/advisories/29622 · Vendor Advisory
security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200803-10.xml
trac.lighttpd.net/trac/changeset/2107
wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0106
debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1513
securityfocus.com/archive/1/489465/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com/bid/28100
vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0763 · Vendor Advisory

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