CVE-2018-18778

Publication date 29 October 2018

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Cvss 3 Severity Score

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ACME mini_httpd before 1.30 lets remote users read arbitrary files.

From the Ubuntu Security Team

It was discovered that ACME mini_httpd did not properly handle HTTP GET requests with empty headers. A remote attacker could use this vulnerability to read arbitrary files.

Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
mini-httpd	23.04 lunar	Not affected
	22.10 kinetic	Not affected
	22.04 LTS jammy	Not affected
	21.10 impish	Not affected
	21.04 hirsute	Not affected
	20.10 groovy	Not affected
	20.04 LTS focal	Not affected
	19.10 eoan	Not affected
	19.04 disco	Not affected
	18.10 cosmic	Ignored end of life
	18.04 LTS bionic	Fixed 1.23-1.2ubuntu0.1~esm1 Ubuntu Pro
	16.04 LTS xenial	Fixed 1.23-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 Ubuntu Pro
	14.04 LTS trusty	Fixed 1.19-9.3ubuntu0.1~esm1 Ubuntu Pro

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Severity score breakdown

Parameter	Value
Base score	6.5 · Medium
Attack vector	Network
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges required	Low
User interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	High
Integrity impact	None
Availability impact	None
Vector	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

USN-4848-1
mini_httpd vulnerability
15 March 2021