Debian/lighttpd: unknown

mod_userdir in lighttpd 1.4.18 and earlier, when userdir.path is not set, uses a default of $HOME, which might allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files, as demonstrated by accessing the ~nobody

Action: Upgrade lighttpd to 1.4.19-1 or later.

Affected

Fixed versions

Sources

• osv: DEBIAN-CVE-2008-1270#Debian:14/lighttpd
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-1270

published 2008-03-10T21:44:00Z · modified 2026-10-23T17:47:34.843857125Z · JSON