CVE-2008-1111

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2008-03-04 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-200

Description

mod_cgi in lighttpd 1.4.18 sends the source code of CGI scripts instead of a 500 error when a fork failure occurs, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information.

Affected products

lighttpd: 1.4.18

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00005.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/29209
http://secunia.com/advisories/29235
http://secunia.com/advisories/29268
http://secunia.com/advisories/29275
http://secunia.com/advisories/29318
http://secunia.com/advisories/29622
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200803-10.xml
http://trac.lighttpd.net/trac/changeset/2107
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0106
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1513
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489465/100/0/threaded

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