openEuler update for lighttpd



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
CVE-ID CVE-2022-37797
CVE-2022-41556
CWE-ID CWE-476
CWE-401
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
openEuler
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

lighttpd-filesystem
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

lighttpd-mod_authn_mysql
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

lighttpd-mod_authn_pam
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

lighttpd-debugsource
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

lighttpd-mod_authn_gssapi
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

lighttpd-debuginfo
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

lighttpd-mod_mysql_vhost
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

lighttpd-fastcgi
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

lighttpd
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor openEuler

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) NULL pointer dereference

EUVDB-ID: #VU67731

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-37797

CWE-ID: CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error within the mod_wstunnel module when handling invalid HTTP requests. A remote attacker can send specially crafted HTTP requests to the affected web server and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

openEuler: 20.03 LTS SP1 - 22.03 LTS

lighttpd-filesystem: before 1.4.67-1

lighttpd-mod_authn_mysql: before 1.4.67-1

lighttpd-mod_authn_pam: before 1.4.67-1

lighttpd-debugsource: before 1.4.67-1

lighttpd-mod_authn_gssapi: before 1.4.67-1

lighttpd-debuginfo: before 1.4.67-1

lighttpd-mod_mysql_vhost: before 1.4.67-1

lighttpd-fastcgi: before 1.4.67-1

lighttpd: before 1.4.67-1

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.openeuler.org/en/security/security-bulletins/detail/?id=openEuler-SA-2022-1989


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Memory leak

EUVDB-ID: #VU67733

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-41556

CWE-ID: CWE-401 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform DoS attack on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due memory leak within the mod_fastcgi and mod_scgi modules when handling a large number of incorrect HTTP requests. A remote attacker can send multiple incorrect HTTP requests to the web server and perform denial of service attack.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

openEuler: 20.03 LTS SP1 - 22.03 LTS

lighttpd-filesystem: before 1.4.67-1

lighttpd-mod_authn_mysql: before 1.4.67-1

lighttpd-mod_authn_pam: before 1.4.67-1

lighttpd-debugsource: before 1.4.67-1

lighttpd-mod_authn_gssapi: before 1.4.67-1

lighttpd-debuginfo: before 1.4.67-1

lighttpd-mod_mysql_vhost: before 1.4.67-1

lighttpd-fastcgi: before 1.4.67-1

lighttpd: before 1.4.67-1

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.openeuler.org/en/security/security-bulletins/detail/?id=openEuler-SA-2022-1989


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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