CVE-2008-0983

N/A Unknown
Published: February 26, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00005.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/29066
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29166
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/29209
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/29268
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/29622
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/31104
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200803-10.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://trac.lighttpd.net/trac/ticket/1562
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0084
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1609
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488926/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27943
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0659/references
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2284
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-March/msg00162.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-March/msg00180.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00005.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/29066
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29166
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/29209
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/29268
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/29622
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/31104
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200803-10.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://trac.lighttpd.net/trac/ticket/1562
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0084
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1609
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488926/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27943
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0659/references
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2284
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-March/msg00162.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-March/msg00180.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

34 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
2.3%
81th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-399

Affected Vendors

lighttpd

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