[NT] Lighttpd Script Source Disclosure



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Lighttpd Script Source Disclosure
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SUMMARY

Secunia Research has discovered a vulnerability in Lighttpd, which can be
exploited by malicious people to disclose potentially sensitive
information.

DETAILS

Vulnerable Systems:
* Lighttpd version 1.4.10

Immune Systems:
* Lighttpd version 1.4.10a

The vulnerability is caused due to a validation error of the filename
extension supplied by the user in the URL. This can be exploited to
retrieve the source code of script files (e.g. PHP) from the server via
specially-crafted requests containing dot and space characters.

CVE Information:
<http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-0814>
CVE-2006-0814

Time Table:
15/02/2006 - Initial vendor notification.
16/02/2006 - Initial vendor reply.
01/03/2006 - Public disclosure.


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

The information has been provided by Tan Chew Keong.
The original article can be found at:
<http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2006-9/advisory/>
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2006-9/advisory/



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