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HistoryJan 11, 2022 - 12:00 a.m.

Lighttpd 1.4.46 - 1.4.63 DoS Vulnerability

2022-01-1100:00:00
Copyright (C) 2022 Greenbone Networks GmbH
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5.9 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.023 Low

EPSS

Percentile

89.5%

Lighttpd is prone to a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability.

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CPE = "cpe:/a:lighttpd:lighttpd";

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.147394");
  script_version("2023-02-01T10:08:40+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2023-02-01 10:08:40 +0000 (Wed, 01 Feb 2023)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2022-01-11 05:19:10 +0000 (Tue, 11 Jan 2022)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"4.3");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");
  script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H");
  script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
  script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2022-01-13 20:52:00 +0000 (Thu, 13 Jan 2022)");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2022-22707");

  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_banner_unreliable");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");

  script_name("Lighttpd 1.4.46 - 1.4.63 DoS Vulnerability");

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);

  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2022 Greenbone Networks GmbH");
  script_family("Denial of Service");
  script_dependencies("sw_lighttpd_http_detect.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("lighttpd/detected");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"Lighttpd is prone to a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability.");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The mod_extforward_Forwarded function of the mod_extforward
  plugin has a stack-based buffer overflow (4 bytes representing -1), as demonstrated by remote
  denial of service (daemon crash) in a non-default configuration. The non-default configuration
  requires handling of the Forwarded header in a somewhat unusual manner. Also, a 32-bit system is
  much more likely to be affected than a 64-bit system.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Lighttpd version 1.4.46 through 1.4.63.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Update to version 1.4.64 or later.");

  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://redmine.lighttpd.net/issues/3134");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://redmine.lighttpd.net/projects/lighttpd/wiki/Release-1_4_64");

  exit(0);
}

include("version_func.inc");
include("host_details.inc");

if (!port = get_app_port(cpe: CPE))
  exit(0);

if (!version = get_app_version(cpe: CPE, port: port))
  exit(0);

if (version_in_range(version: version, test_version: "1.4.46", test_version2: "1.4.63")) {
  report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version: version, fixed_version: "1.4.64");
  security_message(port: port, data: report);
  exit(0);
}

exit(99);

5.9 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.023 Low

EPSS

Percentile

89.5%