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."
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Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1362-2 New lighttpd packages fix buffer overflow
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T15:08:33.521Z

Reserved: 2007-09-05T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2007-4727

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2007-09-12T19:17:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2007-4727

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