CVE-2022-30780

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Published Jun 11, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS 57.2% KEV · Not listed

Description

Lighttpd 1.4.56 through 1.4.58 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption from stuck connections) because connection_read_header_more in connections.c has a typo that disrupts use of multiple read operations on large headers.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:lighttpd:lighttpd:1.4.56:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:lighttpd:lighttpd:1.4.57:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:lighttpd:lighttpd:1.4.58:::::::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 57.2% (57.194% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/lighttpd/lighttpd1.4
https://github.com/p0dalirius/CVE-2022-30780-lighttpd-denial-of-service
https://podalirius.net/en/cves/2022-30780/
https://redmine.lighttpd.net/issues/3059

History

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Subscriptions

Lighttpd Lighttpd

Weaknesses

CWE-682

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 6:56 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jun 11, 2022, 2:40 PM
Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 6:56 AM
Reserved: May 16, 2022, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 4:44 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jun 11, 2022, 3:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 4:44 AM

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