lighttpd before 1.4.33 does not check the return value of the (1) setuid, (2) setgid, or (3) setgroups functions, which might cause lighttpd to run as root if it is restarted and allows remote attackers to gain privileges, as demonstrated by multiple calls to the clone function that cause setuid to fail when the user process limit is reached.

lighttpd before 1.4.33 does not check the return value of the (1) setuid, (2) setgid, or (3) setgroups functions, which might cause lighttpd to run as root if it is restarted and allows remote attackers to gain privileges, as demonstrated by multiple calls to the clone function that cause setuid to fail when the user process limit is reached.

SolarView Compact provided by Contec Co., Ltd. contains multiple vulnerabilities listed below. *Exposure of information through directory listing (CWE-548) - CVE-2021-20656 *Improper access control (CWE-284) - CVE-2021-20657 *OS command injection (CWE-78) - CVE-2021-20658 *Unrestricted upload of file with dangerous type (CWE-434) - CVE-2021-20659 *Cross-site scripting (CWE-79) - CVE-2021-20660 *Directory traversal (CWE-23) - CVE-2021-20661 *Missing authentication for critical function (CWE-306) - CVE-2021-20662 *Using components with known vulnerabilities (CWE-1035) - CVE-2011-0762, CVE-2011-4362, CVE-2013-4508, CVE-2013-4559, CVE-2013-4560, CVE-2014-2323, CVE-2014-2324 The product uses previous versions of vsfpd and lighttpd with known vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-20656 Kouichirou Okada, Katsunari Yoshioka of Yokohama National University reported this vulnerability to IPA. JPCERT/CC coordinated with the developer under Information Security Early Warning Partnership. CVE-2021-20657, CVE-2021-20658 Takayuki Sasak, Katsunari Yoshioka of Yokohama National University reported these vulnerabilities to IPA. JPCERT/CC coordinated with the developer under Information Security Early Warning Partnership. CVE-2021-20659, CVE-2021-20660, CVE-2021-20661, CVE-2021-20662 Kouichirou Okada, Takayuki Sasaki, Katsunari Yoshioka of Yokohama National University reported these vulnerabilities to IPA. JPCERT/CC coordinated with the developer under Information Security Early…

lighttpd-1.4.37-1.6 on GA media

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Affected: Ubuntu:14.04:LTS: lighttpd

lighttpd before 1.4.33 does not check the return value of the (1) setuid, (2) setgid, or (3) setgroups functions, which might cause lighttpd to run as root if it is restarted and allows remote attackers to gain privileges, as demonstrated by multiple calls to the clone function that cause setuid to fail when the user process limit is reached.