| Name | CVE-2008-1270 |
| Description | 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 directory. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DSA-1521-1 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| lighttpd (PTS) | buster | 1.4.53-4+deb10u2 | fixed |
| buster (security) | 1.4.53-4+deb10u3 | fixed |
| bullseye (security), bullseye | 1.4.59-1+deb11u2 | fixed |
| bookworm | 1.4.69-1 | fixed |
| trixie | 1.4.74-1 | fixed |
| sid | 1.4.74-2 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
Notes
user configuration error, default documented in moduserdir documentation