CVE-2013-4559
Status: ModifiedHigh (7.6)—
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.
CVSS
- Version: 2.0
- Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Base score: 7.6
Exploitation probability (EPSS)
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 11%
- Percentile among all scored CVEs: 96
- Score date: 10/6/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
Affected technologies (3)
CWEs
- CWE-264
References
- http://download.lighttpd.net/lighttpd/security/lighttpd_sa_2013_02.txt
- http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN37417423/index.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00049.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=141576815022399&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/55682
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/11/12/4
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10310
- https://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2795
- http://download.lighttpd.net/lighttpd/security/lighttpd_sa_2013_02.txt
- http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN37417423/index.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00049.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=141576815022399&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/55682
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/11/12/4
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10310
- https://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2795
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