CVE-2015-3200

Public Exploit

Description

mod_auth in lighttpd before 1.4.36 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary log entries via a basic HTTP authentication string without a colon character, as demonstrated by a string containing a NULL and new line character.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 36.06% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory lighttpd.net Vendor Advisory hpe.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74813 vdb entry
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05247375 vendor advisory
http://redmine.lighttpd.net/issues/2646 vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032405 vdb entry
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-August/163223.html vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-August/163286.html vendor advisory
http://jaanuskp.blogspot.com/2015/05/cve-2015-3200.html third party advisory exploit
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html third party advisory
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10310

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-3200?
CVE-2015-3200 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-3200?
To fix CVE-2015-3200, 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-2015-3200 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2015-3200 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~36% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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