CVE-2008-0983
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2008-0983 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2008-02-26 18:44:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2018-10-15 22:04:00 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: CWE-399
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Lighttpd | Lighttpd | 1.4.10 | All | All | All |
| Application | Lighttpd | Lighttpd | 1.4.11 | All | All | All |
| Application | Lighttpd | Lighttpd | 1.4.12 | All | All | All |
| Application | Lighttpd | Lighttpd | 1.4.13 | All | All | All |
| Application | Lighttpd | Lighttpd | 1.4.14 | All | All | All |
| Application | Lighttpd | Lighttpd | 1.4.15 | All | All | All |
| Application | Lighttpd | Lighttpd | 1.4.16 | All | All | All |
| Application | Lighttpd | Lighttpd | 1.4.17 | All | All | All |
| Application | Lighttpd | Lighttpd | 1.4.18 | All | All | All |
| Application | Lighttpd | Lighttpd | 1.4.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Lighttpd | Lighttpd | 1.4.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Lighttpd | Lighttpd | 1.4.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Lighttpd | Lighttpd | 1.4.10 | All | All | All |
| Application | Lighttpd | Lighttpd | 1.4.11 | All | All | All |
| Application | Lighttpd | Lighttpd | 1.4.12 | All | All | All |
| Application | Lighttpd | Lighttpd | 1.4.13 | All | All | All |
| Application | Lighttpd | Lighttpd | 1.4.14 | All | All | All |
| Application | Lighttpd | Lighttpd | 1.4.15 | All | All | All |
| Application | Lighttpd | Lighttpd | 1.4.16 | All | All | All |
| Application | Lighttpd | Lighttpd | 1.4.17 | All | All | All |
| Application | Lighttpd | Lighttpd | 1.4.18 | All | All | All |
| Application | Lighttpd | Lighttpd | 1.4.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Lighttpd | Lighttpd | 1.4.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Lighttpd | Lighttpd | 1.4.9 | All | All | All |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSE Updates for Multiple Packages - Advisories - Secunia | SECUNIA | secunia.com | |
| issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2284 | CONFIRM | issues.rpath.com | |
| lighttpd: Multiple vulnerabilities — Gentoo Linux Documentation | GENTOO | security.gentoo.org | |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 7 Update: lighttpd-1.4.18-3.fc7 | FEDORA | www.redhat.com | |
| lighttpd File Descriptor Array Denial of Service Vulnerability - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com | SECUNIA | secunia.com | Patch, Vendor Advisory |
| Advisories:rPSA-2008-0084 - rPath Wiki | CONFIRM | wiki.rpath.com | |
| [security-announce] SUSE Security Summary Report SUSE-SR:2008:08 | SUSE | lists.opensuse.org | |
| Fedora update for lighttpd - Advisories - Secunia | SECUNIA | secunia.com | |
| Lighttpd - Bug #1562: sigsegv @ fdevent_get_handler - when congestion occurs, and file descriptor arrays is full. - lighty labs | CONFIRM | trac.lighttpd.net | Patch |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1609-1 lighttpd | DEBIAN | www.debian.org | |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 8 Update: lighttpd-1.4.18-6.fc8 | FEDORA | www.redhat.com | |
| SecurityFocus | BUGTRAQ | www.securityfocus.com | |
| Webmail | OVH- OVH | VUPEN | www.vupen.com | |
| rPath update for lighttpd - Advisories - Secunia | SECUNIA | secunia.com | |
| Gentoo update for lighttpd - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com | SECUNIA | secunia.com | |
| Debian update for lighttpd - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com | SECUNIA | secunia.com | |
| Lighttpd File Descriptor Array Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability | BID | www.securityfocus.com | Patch |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.