CVE-2011-4362

N/A Unknown
Published: December 24, 2011 Modified: April 29, 2026
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Description

Integer signedness error in the base64_decode function in the HTTP authentication functionality (http_auth.c) in lighttpd 1.4 before 1.4.30 and 1.5 before SVN revision 2806 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via crafted base64 input that triggers an out-of-bounds read with a negative index.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2011-12/0167.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://blog.pi3.com.pl/?p=277
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://download.lighttpd.net/lighttpd/security/lighttpd_sa_2011_01.txt
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN37417423/index.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://redmine.lighttpd.net/issues/2370
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/47260
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2368
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18295
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/29/13
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Exploit Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/29/8
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Exploit Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026359
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=758624
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71536
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2011-12/0167.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://blog.pi3.com.pl/?p=277
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://download.lighttpd.net/lighttpd/security/lighttpd_sa_2011_01.txt
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN37417423/index.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://redmine.lighttpd.net/issues/2370
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/47260
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2368
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18295
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/29/13
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/29/8
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026359
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=758624
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71536
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

26 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
16.2%
97th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

lighttpd debian