CVE-2014-2324

Public Exploit

Description

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in (1) mod_evhost and (2) mod_simple_vhost in lighttpd before 1.4.35 allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the host name, related to request_check_hostname.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 78.09% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory marc.info Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory lighttpd.net Vendor Advisory lighttpd.net
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.lighttpd.net/2014/3/12/1.4.35/ patch vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66157 vdb entry third party advisory
http://download.lighttpd.net/lighttpd/security/lighttpd_sa_2014_01.txt exploit vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2877 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00023.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/57514 third party advisory not applicable
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=141576815022399&w=2 mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-04/msg00006.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-04/msg00002.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/57404 third party advisory not applicable
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/564 third party advisory mailing list
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/561 mailing list exploit third party advisory
http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN37417423/index.html third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-2324?
CVE-2014-2324 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-2324?
To fix CVE-2014-2324, 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-2014-2324 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2014-2324 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~78% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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