CVE-2008-0983

Published Feb 26, 2008 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 2.3% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1609-1 New lighttpd packages fix multiple DOS issues
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2008-0990 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.
History

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 8:01 AM
Reserved
Feb 26, 2008, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Feb 26, 2008, 6:44 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:50 PM