CVE-2013-4559
lighttpd before 1.4.33 does not check the return value of the (1) setuid, (2) setgid, or (3) setgroups functions, which
lighttpd before 1.4.33 does not check the return value of the (1) setuid, (2) setgid, or (3) setgroups functions, which might cause lighttpd to run as root if it is restarted and allows remote attackers to gain privileges, as demonstrated by multiple calls to the clone function that cause setuid to fail when the user process limit is reached.
HIGH · CVSS 7.6
EPSS 0.09523
Schedule remediation
- EPSS percentile: top 7% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
- CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0
YARA rules0