TI-2007-04577 Aliases CVE-2007-4727 GHSA-8fr6-p7rj-wmfr

Buffer overflow in the fcgi_env_add function in mod_proxy_backend_fastcgi.c in the…

MEDIUM 44CWE-119Published 2007-09-12 · Updated 2024-08-07

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity: Medium
Impact type: Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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."

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.12895 96th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:lighttpd:lighttpd::::::::	up to 1.4.15	Vulnerable	lighttpd

cpe:2.3:a:lighttpd:lighttpd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.4.15 Vulnerable ·lighttpd

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2007-4727
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8fr6-p7rj-wmfr

References

Advisory 4

Other 6

TI-2019-08280 lighttpd before 1.4.54 has a signed integer overflow, which might allow remote attackers… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2014-01841 SQL injection vulnerability in mod_mysql_vhost.c in lighttpd before 1.4.35 allows remote… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2022-12909 Lighttpd 1.4.56 through 1.4.58 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service (CPU… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
TI-2018-13505 An issue was discovered in mod_alias_physical_handler in mod_alias.c in lighttpd before… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
TI-2014-01842 Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in (1) mod_evhost and (2) mod_simple_vhost… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
TI-2013-04004 lighttpd before 1.4.33 does not check the return value of the (1) setuid, (2) setgid, or… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.6

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Sources

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