5.0
MEDIUM
CVE-2008-0983
Lighttpd DoS Crash Vulnerability
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 26, 2008, 6:44 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 15, 2018, 10:04 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2008-0983 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Lighttpd lighttpd

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 15, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/488926/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488926/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 26, 2008

    Action Type Old Value New Value
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

10.36 }} 0.33%

score

0.95120

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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