CVE-2015-3200
high
CVSS v3
7.5
CVSS v4 NEW
—
VIR risk
7.5
Description
mod_auth in lighttpd before 1.4.36 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary log entries via a basic HTTP authentication string without a colon character, as demonstrated by a string containing a NULL and new line character.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
83%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
The vendor-content worker queues fetches as references arrive (check back in a few minutes). Or — if you've already worked around this in production — publish your fix to the community-verified tier.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 1.4.37-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 1.4.37-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 1.4.37-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 1.4.37-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 1.4.37-1 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| lighttpd | lighttpd | {"endIncluding":"1.4.35"} | |
| hp | virtual_customer_access_system | {"endIncluding":"15.07"} | |
References
- http://jaanuskp.blogspot.com/2015/05/cve-2015-3200.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-August/163223.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-August/163286.html
- http://redmine.lighttpd.net/issues/2646
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74813
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032405
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05247375
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10310
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-3200
CWEs
CWE-74
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.