CVE-2007-4727

Published Sep 12, 2007 CVSS 2.0 · 6.8 Medium EPSS 12.9% KEV · Not listed
Description
Buffer overflow in the fcgi_env_add function in mod_proxy_backend_fastcgi.c in the mod_fastcgi extension in lighttpd before 1.4.18 allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary CGI variables and execute arbitrary code via an HTTP request with a long content length, as demonstrated by overwriting the SCRIPT_FILENAME variable, aka a "header overflow."

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1362-2 New lighttpd packages fix buffer overflow
History

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 3:08 PM
Reserved
Sep 5, 2007, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Sep 12, 2007, 7:17 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:44 PM