CVE-2007-4727

N/A
Published: September 12, 2007 at 07:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:44 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLighttpd

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 13%

Description

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."

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v ≤ 1.4.15

References (18)

Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26732
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://secunia.com/advisories/26794
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://secunia.com/advisories/26824
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://secunia.com/advisories/26997
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://secunia.com/advisories/27229
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3127

CVSS

Confidentiality
PARTIAL
Integrity
PARTIAL
Availability
PARTIAL
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-119

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