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CVE-2008-0983

lighttpd 1.4.18, and possibly other versions before 1.5.0, does not properly calculate the size of a file descriptor array, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a large number of connections, which triggers an out-of-bounds access.

Published

2008-02-26T18:44:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 5.0 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-399
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application lighttpd lighttpd 1.4.7 Yes
Application lighttpd lighttpd 1.4.8 Yes
Application lighttpd lighttpd 1.4.9 Yes
Application lighttpd lighttpd 1.4.10 Yes
Application lighttpd lighttpd 1.4.11 Yes
Application lighttpd lighttpd 1.4.12 Yes
Application lighttpd lighttpd 1.4.13 Yes
Application lighttpd lighttpd 1.4.14 Yes
Application lighttpd lighttpd 1.4.15 Yes
Application lighttpd lighttpd 1.4.16 Yes
Application lighttpd lighttpd 1.4.17 Yes
Application lighttpd lighttpd 1.4.18 Yes
References