CVE-2005-0453

N/A Unknown
Published: February 16, 2005 Modified: April 16, 2026
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Description

The buffer_urldecode function in Lighttpd 1.3.7 and earlier does not properly handle control characters, which allows remote attackers to obtain the source code for CGI and FastCGI scripts via a URL with a %00 (null) character after the file extension.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.web.lighttpd/1171
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/14297
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200502-21.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.web.lighttpd/1171
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/14297
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200502-21.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory

6 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.8%
74th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

lighttpd