lighttpd before 1.4.33 does not check the return value of the (1) setuid, (2) setgid, or (3) setgroups functions, which might cause lighttpd to run as root if it is restarted and allows remote attackers to gain privileges, as demonstrated by multiple calls to the clone function that cause setuid to fail when the user process limit is reached.
Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2795-1 lighttpd security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2013-4418 lighttpd before 1.4.33 does not check the return value of the (1) setuid, (2) setgid, or (3) setgroups functions, which might cause lighttpd to run as root if it is restarted and allows remote attackers to gain privileges, as demonstrated by multiple calls to the clone function that cause setuid to fail when the user process limit is reached.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T16:45:14.842Z

Reserved: 2013-06-12T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2013-4559

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2013-11-20T14:12:30.727

Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Link: CVE-2013-4559

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