CVE-2008-4298
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2008-4298 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2008-09-27 10:30:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2018-10-11 20:51:00 UTC |
| Description | Memory leak in the http_request_parse function in request.c in lighttpd before 1.4.20 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large number of requests with duplicate request headers. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: CWE-399
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Lighttpd | Lighttpd | 1.1.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Lighttpd | Lighttpd | 1.1.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Lighttpd | Lighttpd | 1.1.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Lighttpd | Lighttpd | 1.1.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Lighttpd | Lighttpd | 1.1.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Lighttpd | Lighttpd | 1.1.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Lighttpd | Lighttpd | 1.1.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Lighttpd | Lighttpd | 1.1.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Lighttpd | Lighttpd | 1.1.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Lighttpd | Lighttpd | 1.2.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Lighttpd | Lighttpd | 1.2.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Lighttpd | Lighttpd | 1.2.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Lighttpd | Lighttpd | 1.2.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Lighttpd | Lighttpd | 1.2.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Lighttpd | Lighttpd | 1.2.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Lighttpd | Lighttpd | 1.2.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Lighttpd | Lighttpd | 1.2.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Lighttpd | Lighttpd | 1.3.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Lighttpd | Lighttpd | 1.3.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Lighttpd | Lighttpd | 1.3.10 | All | All | All |
| Application | Lighttpd | Lighttpd | 1.3.11 | All | All | All |
| Application | Lighttpd | Lighttpd | 1.3.12 | All | All | All |
| Application | Lighttpd | Lighttpd | 1.3.13 | All | All | All |
| Application | Lighttpd | Lighttpd | 1.3.14 | All | All | All |
| Application | Lighttpd | Lighttpd | 1.3.15 | All | All | All |
| Application | Lighttpd | Lighttpd | 1.3.16 | All | All | All |
| Application | Lighttpd | Lighttpd | 1.3.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Lighttpd | Lighttpd | 1.3.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Lighttpd | Lighttpd | 1.3.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Lighttpd | Lighttpd | 1.3.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Lighttpd | Lighttpd | 1.3.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Lighttpd | Lighttpd | 1.3.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Lighttpd | Lighttpd | 1.3.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Lighttpd | Lighttpd | 1.3.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Lighttpd | Lighttpd | 1.4.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Lighttpd | Lighttpd | 1.4.1 | 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 | 1.4.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Lighttpd | Lighttpd | 1.4.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Lighttpd | Lighttpd | 1.4.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Lighttpd | Lighttpd | 1.4.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Lighttpd | Lighttpd | 1.4.6 | 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 | 1.1.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Lighttpd | Lighttpd | 1.1.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Lighttpd | Lighttpd | 1.1.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Lighttpd | Lighttpd | 1.1.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Lighttpd | Lighttpd | 1.1.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Lighttpd | Lighttpd | 1.1.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Lighttpd | Lighttpd | 1.1.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Lighttpd | Lighttpd | 1.1.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Lighttpd | Lighttpd | 1.1.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Lighttpd | Lighttpd | 1.2.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Lighttpd | Lighttpd | 1.2.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Lighttpd | Lighttpd | 1.2.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Lighttpd | Lighttpd | 1.2.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Lighttpd | Lighttpd | 1.2.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Lighttpd | Lighttpd | 1.2.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Lighttpd | Lighttpd | 1.2.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Lighttpd | Lighttpd | 1.2.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Lighttpd | Lighttpd | 1.3.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Lighttpd | Lighttpd | 1.3.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Lighttpd | Lighttpd | 1.3.10 | All | All | All |
| Application | Lighttpd | Lighttpd | 1.3.11 | All | All | All |
| Application | Lighttpd | Lighttpd | 1.3.12 | All | All | All |
| Application | Lighttpd | Lighttpd | 1.3.13 | All | All | All |
| Application | Lighttpd | Lighttpd | 1.3.14 | All | All | All |
| Application | Lighttpd | Lighttpd | 1.3.15 | All | All | All |
| Application | Lighttpd | Lighttpd | 1.3.16 | All | All | All |
| Application | Lighttpd | Lighttpd | 1.3.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Lighttpd | Lighttpd | 1.3.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Lighttpd | Lighttpd | 1.3.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Lighttpd | Lighttpd | 1.3.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Lighttpd | Lighttpd | 1.3.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Lighttpd | Lighttpd | 1.3.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Lighttpd | Lighttpd | 1.3.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Lighttpd | Lighttpd | 1.3.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Lighttpd | Lighttpd | 1.4.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Lighttpd | Lighttpd | 1.4.1 | 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 | 1.4.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Lighttpd | Lighttpd | 1.4.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Lighttpd | Lighttpd | 1.4.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Lighttpd | Lighttpd | 1.4.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Lighttpd | Lighttpd | 1.4.6 | 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 | All | All | All | All |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gentoo Bug 238180 - www-servers/lighttpd < 1.4.20 multiple issues (DoS, information disclosure) (CVE-2008-{4298,4359,4360}) | CONFIRM | bugs.gentoo.org | |
| Debian update for lighttpd - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com | SECUNIA | secunia.com | |
| Webmail | OVH- OVH | VUPEN | www.vupen.com | |
| rPath update for lighttpd - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com | SECUNIA | secunia.com | |
| Advisories:rPSA-2008-0309 - rPath Wiki | CONFIRM | wiki.rpath.com | |
| IBM X-Force Exchange | XF | exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com | |
| SUSE update for phpMyAdmin and lighttpd - Secunia.com | SECUNIA | secunia.com | |
| oss-security - CVE Request (lighttpd) | MLIST | www.openwall.com | |
| SecurityFocus | BUGTRAQ | www.securityfocus.com | |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1645-1 lighttpd | DEBIAN | www.debian.org | |
| www.lighttpd.net/security/lighttpd_sa_2008_07.txt | CONFIRM | www.lighttpd.net | |
| Lighttpd - Bug #1774: lighttpd memory leak on duplicated request header - lighty labs | CONFIRM | trac.lighttpd.net | Patch |
| lighttpd: Multiple vulnerabilities — Gentoo Linux Documentation | GENTOO | security.gentoo.org | |
| Lighttpd - Revision 2305 - lighty labs | CONFIRM | trac.lighttpd.net | |
| Advisories:rPSA-2008-0309 - rPath Wiki | CONFIRM | wiki.rpath.com | |
| Lighttpd Duplicate Request Header Denial of Service Vulnerability | BID | www.securityfocus.com | |
| lighttpd Weakness and Vulnerabilities - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com | SECUNIA | secunia.com | |
| Security Advisory SA32972 - Gentoo update for lighttpd - Secunia | SECUNIA | secunia.com | |
| [security-announce] SUSE Security Summary Report: SUSE-SR:2008:026 | SUSE | lists.opensuse.org | |
| 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.