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Amazon Linux Local Check: alas-2016-746
Information
Severity
Severity
Critical
Family
Family
Amazon Linux Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
10.0
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
6 years ago
Modified
Modified
4 years ago
Summary
Amazon Linux Local Security Checks
Insight
Insight
It was discovered that lighttpd class did not properly protect against the HTTP_PROXY variable name clash in a CGI context. A remote attacker could possibly use this flaw to redirect HTTP requests performed by a CGI script to an attacker-controlled proxy via a malicious HTTP request.
Solution
Solution
Run yum update lighttpd to update your system.