The buffer_urldecode function in Lighttpd 1.3.7 and earlier does not properly handle control characters, which allows remote attackers to obtain the source code for CGI and FastCGI scripts via a URL with a %00 (null) character after the file extension.
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2005-0454 The buffer_urldecode function in Lighttpd 1.3.7 and earlier does not properly handle control characters, which allows remote attackers to obtain the source code for CGI and FastCGI scripts via a URL with a %00 (null) character after the file extension.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T21:13:54.155Z

Reserved: 2005-02-16T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2005-0453

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2005-02-16T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-2005-0453

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