CVE-2022-37797

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...

Original description

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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.

Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) NVD OSV

Fix status by distribution

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Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2022-37797 lighttpd Fixed in: 1.4.59-1+deb11u2

References

advisory github.com
advisory nvd.nist.gov
advisory security.gentoo.org
advisory debian.org
web redmine.lighttpd.net
web lists.debian.org