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CVE-2008-1531

The connection_state_machine function (connections.c) in lighttpd 1.4.19 and earlier, and 1.5.x before 1.5.0, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (active SSL connection loss) by triggering an SSL error, such as disconnecting before a download has finished, which causes all active SSL connections to be lost.

Published

2008-03-27T23:44:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.3 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	lighttpd	lighttpd	≤ 1.4.19	Yes
Application	lighttpd	lighttpd	< 1.5.0	Yes
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	4.0	Yes

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-05/msg00000.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/29505 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/29544 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/29636 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/29649 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/30023 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-08.xml Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://trac.lighttpd.net/trac/changeset/2136 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://trac.lighttpd.net/trac/changeset/2139 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://trac.lighttpd.net/trac/changeset/2140 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://trac.lighttpd.net/trac/ticket/285#comment:18 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://trac.lighttpd.net/trac/ticket/285#comment:21 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0132 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1540 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.osvdb.org/43788 Broken Link ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490323/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28489 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1063/references Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=214892 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41545 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2407 Broken Link ([email protected])
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00562.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00587.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-05/msg00000.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/29505 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/29544 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/29636 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/29649 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/30023 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-08.xml Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://trac.lighttpd.net/trac/changeset/2136 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://trac.lighttpd.net/trac/changeset/2139 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://trac.lighttpd.net/trac/changeset/2140 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://trac.lighttpd.net/trac/ticket/285#comment:18 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://trac.lighttpd.net/trac/ticket/285#comment:21 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0132 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1540 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.osvdb.org/43788 Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490323/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28489 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1063/references Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=214892 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41545 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2407 Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00562.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00587.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)