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lighttpd — security advisory

Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4359

lighttpd before 1.4.20 compares URIs to patterns in the (1) url.redirect and (2) url.rewrite configuration settings before performing URL decoding, which might allow remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions, and obtain sensitive information or possibly modify data.

Products
lighttpd
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
1.4.19-5
CVEs
CVE-2008-4359
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
31 Oct 2026, 22:58 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4359

core-osv · Original source

Published 3 Oct 2008, 17:41 UTC

lighttpd before 1.4.20 compares URIs to patterns in the (1) url.redirect and (2) url.rewrite configuration settings before performing URL decoding, which might allow remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions, and obtain sensitive information or possibly modify data.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4359

lighttpd

Fixed versions: 1.4.19-5

lighttpd

Fixed versions: 1.4.19-5

lighttpd

Fixed versions: 1.4.19-5

Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4359",
  "method": "structured",
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      "modified": "2026-10-23T17:47:31.240700104Z",
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 417392,
  "published_at": "2008-10-03T17:41:40.43+00:00"
}