VulnerabilityModified
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…
MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 2.31%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.31%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 2.31% probability · 82th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-399
- Affected
- lighttpd/lighttpd
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00005.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29066Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29166
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29209
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29268
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29622
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31104
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200803-10.xml
- http://trac.lighttpd.net/trac/ticket/1562Patch
- http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0084
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1609
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488926/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27943Patch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0659/references
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2284
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-March/msg00162.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-March/msg00180.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00005.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29066Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29166
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29209
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29268
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29622
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31104
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200803-10.xml
- http://trac.lighttpd.net/trac/ticket/1562Patch
- http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0084
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1609
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488926/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27943Patch
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.