CVE-2012-5533

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Summary

CVECVE-2012-5533
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2012-11-24 20:55:00 UTC
Updated2017-08-29 01:32:00 UTC
DescriptionThe http_request_split_value function in request.c in lighttpd before 1.4.32 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a request with a header containing an empty token, as demonstrated using the "Connection: TE,,Keep-Alive" header.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-399

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Lighttpd Lighttpd 1.4.31 All All All
Application Lighttpd Lighttpd 1.4.32 All All All
Application Lighttpd Lighttpd 1.4.31 All All All
Application Lighttpd Lighttpd 1.4.32 All All All

References

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About Secunia Research | Flexera SECUNIA secunia.com Vendor Advisory
About Secunia Research | Flexera SECUNIA secunia.com Vendor Advisory
download.lighttpd.net/lighttpd/security/lighttpd-1.4.31_fix_connection_header_dos.p... MISC download.lighttpd.net Patch
lighttpd 1.4.31 Denial of Service PoC EXPLOIT-DB www.exploit-db.com Exploit
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2013:100 | Mandriva MANDRIVA www.mandriva.com
Support/Advisories/MGASA-2012-0345 - Mageia wiki CONFIRM wiki.mageia.org
lighttpd 'http_request_split_value()' Function Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Exploit
Simple Lighttpd 1.4.31 Denial Of Service ≈ Packet Storm MISC packetstormsecurity.org
openSUSE-SU-2012:1532-1: moderate: lighttpd SUSE lists.opensuse.org
'[security bulletin] HPSBGN03191 rev.1 - HP Remote Device Access: Virtual Customer Access System (vCA' - MARC HP marc.info
openSUSE-SU-2014:0074-1: moderate: update for lighttpd to 1.4.32 SUSE lists.opensuse.org
download.lighttpd.net/lighttpd/security/lighttpd_sa_2012_01.txt CONFIRM download.lighttpd.net Vendor Advisory
IBM X-Force Exchange XF exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
lighttpd Connection Header Processing Flaw Lets Remote Users Deny Service - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com
87623 OSVDB osvdb.org
oss-security - lighttpd 1.4.32 released, fixing CVE-2012-5533 MLIST www.openwall.com
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