CVE-2007-4727

Published: Sep 12, 2007Modified: Apr 23, 2026

6.8

Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability: 8.6 / Impact: 6.4

Source: NVD

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."

Affected (1)

Products: Lighttpd: Lighttpd

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Lighttpd Lighttpd	Up to 1.4.15

Related CWEs

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

References (36)

http://fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA-2007-213.shtml

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/26732

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/26794

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/26824

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/26997

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/27229

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3127

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secweb.se/en/advisories/lighttpd-fastcgi-remote-vulnerability/

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://trac.lighttpd.net/trac/changeset/1986

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200709-16.xml

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.lighttpd.net/assets/2007/9/9/lighttpd_sa_2007_12.txt

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_20_sr.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/479763/100/0/threaded

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25622

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3110

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=284511

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36526

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1715

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA-2007-213.shtml

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://secunia.com/advisories/26732

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/26794

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://secunia.com/advisories/26824

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://secunia.com/advisories/26997

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://secunia.com/advisories/27229

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3127

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://secweb.se/en/advisories/lighttpd-fastcgi-remote-vulnerability/

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://trac.lighttpd.net/trac/changeset/1986

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200709-16.xml

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.lighttpd.net/assets/2007/9/9/lighttpd_sa_2007_12.txt

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_20_sr.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/479763/100/0/threaded

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25622

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3110

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=284511

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36526

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1715

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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