In lighttpd 1.4.65, mod_wstunnel does not initialize a handler function pointer if an invalid HTTP request (websocket handshake) is received. It leads to null pointer dereference which crashes the server. It could be used by an external attacker to cause denial of service condition.
References
Link | Resource |
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https://redmine.lighttpd.net/issues/3165 | Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5243 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/10/msg00002.html | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-12 | Third Party Advisory |
Information
Published : 2022-09-12 08:15
Updated : 2022-12-02 17:11
NVD link : CVE-2022-37797
Mitre link : CVE-2022-37797
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CWE
CWE-476
NULL Pointer Dereference
Products Affected
debian
- debian_linux
lighttpd
- lighttpd