Lighttpd File Descriptor Array Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

BID:27943

Info

Lighttpd File Descriptor Array Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 27943
Class: Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions
CVE: CVE-2008-0983
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Feb 13 2008 12:00AM
Updated: Apr 13 2015 09:42PM
Credit: fdeletang reported this vulnerability.
Vulnerable: SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise SDK 10
SuSE Linux 10.1 x86-64
SuSE Linux 10.1 x86
SuSE Linux 10.1 ppc
S.u.S.E. openSUSE 10.3
S.u.S.E. openSUSE 10.2
rPath rPath Linux 1
Redhat Fedora 7
lighttpd lighttpd 1.4.18
lighttpd lighttpd 1.4.17
lighttpd lighttpd 1.4.16
lighttpd lighttpd 1.4.15
lighttpd lighttpd 1.4.14
lighttpd lighttpd 1.4.13
lighttpd lighttpd 1.4.12
lighttpd lighttpd 1.4.11
lighttpd lighttpd 1.4.10
lighttpd lighttpd 1.4.9
lighttpd lighttpd 1.4.8
lighttpd lighttpd 1.4.7
lighttpd lighttpd 1.4.6
lighttpd lighttpd 1.4.5
lighttpd lighttpd 1.4.4
lighttpd lighttpd 1.4.3
lighttpd lighttpd 1.4.2
lighttpd lighttpd 1.4.1
lighttpd lighttpd 1.4
lighttpd lighttpd 1.4.10a
Gentoo Linux
Debian Linux 4.0 sparc
Debian Linux 4.0 s/390
Debian Linux 4.0 powerpc
Debian Linux 4.0 mipsel
Debian Linux 4.0 mips
Debian Linux 4.0 m68k
Debian Linux 4.0 ia-64
Debian Linux 4.0 ia-32
Debian Linux 4.0 hppa
Debian Linux 4.0 arm
Debian Linux 4.0 amd64
Debian Linux 4.0 alpha
Debian Linux 4.0
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Lighttpd File Descriptor Array Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

The 'lighttpd' program is prone to a remote denial-of-service vulnerability because it fails to handle exceptional conditions.

Successfully exploiting this issue allows remote attackers to crash the affected application, denying service to legitimate users.

The issue affects lighttpd 1.4.18; other versions may also be vulnerable.

Exploit / POC

Lighttpd File Descriptor Array Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Currently we are not aware of any working exploits for this issue. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

Solution / Fix

Lighttpd File Descriptor Array Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has released a temporary patch to address this issue.

Please see the references and contact the vendor for information on obtaining the final fix.


lighttpd lighttpd 1.4.18

References

Lighttpd File Descriptor Array Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

References:

© CVE.report 2026

Use of this information constitutes acceptance for use in an AS IS condition. There are NO warranties, implied or otherwise, with regard to this information or its use. Any use of this information is at the user's risk. It is the responsibility of user to evaluate the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any information, opinion, advice or other content. EACH USER WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY consequences of his or her direct or indirect use of this web site. ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND ARE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMED. This site will NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT or any other kind of loss.

CVE, CWE, and OVAL are registred trademarks of The MITRE Corporation and the authoritative source of CVE content is MITRE's CVE web site. This site includes MITRE data granted under the following license.

Free CVE JSON API cve.report/api

CVE.report and Source URL Uptime Status status.cve.report