CVE-2008-4359
N/A
Published: October 3, 2008 at 05:18 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:57 PM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsDebian LinuxLighttpd
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 4%
Description
lighttpd before 1.4.20 compares URIs to patterns in the (1) url.redirect and (2) url.rewrite configuration settings before performing URL decoding, which might allow remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions, and obtain sensitive information or possibly modify data.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Debian Linux· Debiandrupal
95%v < 1.4.20
Affected range stops below 1.4.20, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (24)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00002.htmlMailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/30/1Mailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/30/2Mailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/30/3Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-200
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