CVE-2013-1427

Publication date 21 March 2013

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

The configuration file for the FastCGI PHP support for lighttpd before 1.4.28 on Debian GNU/Linux creates a socket file with a predictable name in /tmp, which allows local users to hijack the PHP control socket and perform unauthorized actions such as forcing the use of a different version of PHP via a symlink attack or a race condition.

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Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
lighttpd 17.04 zesty
Not affected
16.10 yakkety
Not affected
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
15.10 wily
Not affected
15.04 vivid
Not affected
14.10 utopic
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty
Not affected
13.10 saucy Ignored end of life
13.04 raring Ignored end of life
12.10 quantal Ignored end of life
12.04 LTS precise Ignored end of life
11.10 oneiric Ignored end of life
10.04 LTS lucid Ignored end of life
8.04 LTS hardy Ignored end of life

Notes

jdstrand

socket file was /tmp/php.socket. This should be protected by symlink restrictions in Ubuntu 11.10 and higher

Patch details

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Package Patch details
lighttpd