CVE-2007-3950

Description

lighttpd 1.4.15, when run on 32 bit platforms, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via unspecified vectors involving the use of incompatible format specifiers in certain debugging messages in the (1) mod_scgi, (2) mod_fastcgi, and (3) mod_webdav modules.

4.3

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.52% Top 20%

Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2909	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26158	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2585	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/26130	patch vendor advisory third party advisory
http://trac.lighttpd.net/trac/changeset/1882
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/474131/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24967	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/26593	third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1362	vendor advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200708-11.xml	vendor advisory
http://trac.lighttpd.net/trac/ticket/1263
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_15_sr.html	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26505	third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-3950?: CVE-2007-3950 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-3950?: To fix CVE-2007-3950, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2007-3950 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2007-3950 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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