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UBUNTU-CVE-2025-8671
Vulnerability in lighttpd (UBUNTU-CVE-2025-8671)
Summary
vulnerability in lighttpd (UBUNTU-CVE-2025-8671). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. Mitigation: upgrade to `1.8.3-2ubuntu0.1~esm1` or later.
AI summary snake-internal / snake-material-v2
A vulnerability tracked as **UBUNTU-CVE-2025-8671** has been found in lighttpd.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: ?/10.
What to do: upgrade lighttpd to **1.8.3-2ubuntu0.1~esm1** or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "lighttpd UBUNTU-CVE-2025-8671" on the vendor's site.
UBUNTU-CVE-2025-8671 (lighttpd) —
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated / no user interaction
Patched: `1.8.3-2ubuntu0.1~esm1` — apply immediately
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
❓ What is the problem
**A vulnerability** (unclassified) exists in lighttpd.
📍 Affected scope
lighttpd — .
🔥 Severity
Severity: ?. Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure
🔧 How to fix
Update to **1.8.3-2ubuntu0.1~esm1**.
🛡️ Workaround
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
🔍 Detection
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run `grep -r 'lighttpd' .` against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response Actions (7 steps)
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'lighttpd' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で `lighttpd` を grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。
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6Apply patch patch
Upgrade lighttpd to 1.8.3-2ubuntu0.1~esm1ステージング環境で 1.8.3-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスと、Step 3 で見つけた異常検知の続報チェックを含めること。
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7Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番では Step 3 と同じログクエリでアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS
lighttpd
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS
varnish
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
lighttpd
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
varnish
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS
h2o
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS
lighttpd
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS
varnish
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS
h2o
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
lighttpd
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS
varnish
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
lighttpd
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS
h2o
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS
varnish
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
h2o
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
lighttpd
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
varnish
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:Pro:24.04:LTS
dnsdist
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.8.3-2ubuntu0.1~esm1"}]}]
Ubuntu:25.10
dnsdist
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.9.10-1ubuntu0.1"}]}]
Ubuntu:25.10
lighttpd
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:25.10
varnish
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:26.04:LTS
lighttpd
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
References
- advisory https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8037-1
- report https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-8671
- report https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-8671
- report https://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/767506
- report https://galbarnahum.com/made-you-reset
- report https://github.com/h2o/h2o/commit/4729b661e3c6654198d2cc62997e1af58bef4b80
- report https://github.com/h2o/h2o/security/advisories/GHSA-mrjm-qq9m-9mjq
- report https://gitlab.isc.org/isc-projects/bind9/-/issues/5325
- report https://support2.windriver.com/index.php?page=security-notices
- report https://varnish-cache.org/security/VSV00017.html
- report https://www.fastlystatus.com/incident/377810
- report https://www.suse.com/support/kb/doc/?id=000021980
- report https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/09/18/1