5.0
MEDIUM
CVE-2008-4298
Lighttpd HTTP Request Parsing Denial of Service Memory Leak
Description

Memory leak in the http_request_parse function in request.c in lighttpd before 1.4.20 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large number of requests with duplicate request headers.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 27, 2008, 10:30 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 12:51 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2008-4298 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
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2008-4298.

URL Resource
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=238180
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00002.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/32069
http://secunia.com/advisories/32132
http://secunia.com/advisories/32480
http://secunia.com/advisories/32834
http://secunia.com/advisories/32972
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-04.xml
http://trac.lighttpd.net/trac/changeset/2305
http://trac.lighttpd.net/trac/ticket/1774 Patch
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0309
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0309
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1645
http://www.lighttpd.net/security/lighttpd_sa_2008_07.txt
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/26/5
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497932/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31434
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2741
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45471
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=238180
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00002.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/32069
http://secunia.com/advisories/32132
http://secunia.com/advisories/32480
http://secunia.com/advisories/32834
http://secunia.com/advisories/32972
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-04.xml
http://trac.lighttpd.net/trac/changeset/2305
http://trac.lighttpd.net/trac/ticket/1774 Patch
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0309
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0309
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1645
http://www.lighttpd.net/security/lighttpd_sa_2008_07.txt
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/26/5
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497932/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31434
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2741
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45471

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2008-4298 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2008-4298 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=238180
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00002.html
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/32069
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/32132
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/32480
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/32834
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/32972
    Added Reference http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-04.xml
    Added Reference http://trac.lighttpd.net/trac/changeset/2305
    Added Reference http://trac.lighttpd.net/trac/ticket/1774
    Added Reference http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0309
    Added Reference http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0309
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1645
    Added Reference http://www.lighttpd.net/security/lighttpd_sa_2008_07.txt
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/26/5
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497932/100/0/threaded
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31434
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2741
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45471
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Oct. 11, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/497932/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497932/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 08, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/45471 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45471 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 30, 2008

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2008-4298 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2008-4298 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

11.66 }} -0.26%

score

0.95255

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability