DEBIAN-CVE-2008-1270

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-1270
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-1270.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-1270
Upstream
Downstream
Published
2008-03-10T21:44:00Z
Modified
2026-09-01T20:02:51Z
Summary
[none]
Details

mod_userdir in lighttpd 1.4.18 and earlier, when userdir.path is not set, uses a default of $HOME, which might allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files, as demonstrated by accessing the ~nobody directory.

References

Affected packages

Debian:12 / lighttpd

Package

Name
lighttpd
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/lighttpd?arch=source&distro=bookworm

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.4.19-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-1270.json"

Debian:13 / lighttpd

Package

Name
lighttpd
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/lighttpd?arch=source&distro=trixie

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.4.19-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-1270.json"

Debian:14 / lighttpd

Package

Name
lighttpd
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/lighttpd?arch=source&distro=forky

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.4.19-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-1270.json"