Is CVE-2014-2324 actively exploited?

CVE-2014-2324 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-04-12.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2014-2324?

CVE-2014-2324 has a CVSS score of 5 (UNKNOWN severity). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N.

How do I patch CVE-2014-2324?

Patch guidance is available from lighttpd security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2014-2324.

CVE-2014-2324 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2014-2324?

10 products: lighttpd lighttpd, debian debian linux, debian debian linux, debian debian linux, opensuse opensuse, and 5 more.

Description

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in (1) mod_evhost and (2) mod_simple_vhost in lighttpd before 1.4.35 allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the host name, related to request_check_hostname.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector: network
Access Cmplx: low
Auth: none
Confidentiality: partial
Integrity: none
Availability: none
Weaknesses: CWE-22 · Path Traversal

Metadata

Primary Vendor: LIGHTTPD
Published: 3/14/2014
Last Modified: 4/12/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

lighttpd : lighttpddebian : debian_linuxdebian : debian_linuxdebian : debian_linuxopensuse : opensuseopensuse : opensuseopensuse : opensusesuse : linux_enterprise_high_availability_extensionsuse : linux_enterprise_software_development_kitcontec : sv-cpt-mc310_firmware

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD