CVE-2008-1531

N/A Unknown
Published: March 27, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

The connection_state_machine function (connections.c) in lighttpd 1.4.19 and earlier, and 1.5.x before 1.5.0, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (active SSL connection loss) by triggering an SSL error, such as disconnecting before a download has finished, which causes all active SSL connections to be lost.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-05/msg00000.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29505
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29544
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29636
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29649
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30023
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-08.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://trac.lighttpd.net/trac/changeset/2136
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://trac.lighttpd.net/trac/changeset/2139
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://trac.lighttpd.net/trac/changeset/2140
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://trac.lighttpd.net/trac/ticket/285#comment:18
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://trac.lighttpd.net/trac/ticket/285#comment:21
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0132
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1540
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/43788
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490323/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28489
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1063/references
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=214892
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41545
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2407
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00562.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00587.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-05/msg00000.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29505
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29544
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29636
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29649
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30023
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-08.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://trac.lighttpd.net/trac/changeset/2136
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://trac.lighttpd.net/trac/changeset/2139
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://trac.lighttpd.net/trac/changeset/2140
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://trac.lighttpd.net/trac/ticket/285#comment:18
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://trac.lighttpd.net/trac/ticket/285#comment:21
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0132
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1540
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/43788
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490323/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28489
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1063/references
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=214892
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41545
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2407
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00562.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00587.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory

46 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
3.5%
88th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

lighttpd debian