5.0
MEDIUM
CVE-2010-0295
Lighttpd Remote Memory Consumption DoS
Description

lighttpd before 1.4.26, and 1.5.x, allocates a buffer for each read operation that occurs for a request, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by breaking a request into small pieces that are sent at a slow rate.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 3, 2010, 7:30 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 1:11 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2010-0295 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-2010-0295.

URL Resource
http://blogs.sun.com/security/entry/cve_2010_0295_vulnerability_in
http://download.lighttpd.net/lighttpd/security/lighttpd-1.4.x_fix_slow_request_dos.patch Patch
http://download.lighttpd.net/lighttpd/security/lighttpd-1.5_fix_slow_request_dos.patch Patch
http://download.lighttpd.net/lighttpd/security/lighttpd_sa_2010_01.txt Patch
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-May/041264.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-May/041296.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-May/041307.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00003.html
http://redmine.lighttpd.net/issues/2147
http://redmine.lighttpd.net/projects/lighttpd/repository/revisions/2710
http://redmine.lighttpd.net/projects/lighttpd/repository/revisions/2711
http://secunia.com/advisories/38403 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/39765
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201006-17.xml
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-1987
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/02/01/8
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38036 Exploit Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0172
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/56038
http://blogs.sun.com/security/entry/cve_2010_0295_vulnerability_in
http://download.lighttpd.net/lighttpd/security/lighttpd-1.4.x_fix_slow_request_dos.patch Patch
http://download.lighttpd.net/lighttpd/security/lighttpd-1.5_fix_slow_request_dos.patch Patch
http://download.lighttpd.net/lighttpd/security/lighttpd_sa_2010_01.txt Patch
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-May/041264.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-May/041296.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-May/041307.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00003.html
http://redmine.lighttpd.net/issues/2147
http://redmine.lighttpd.net/projects/lighttpd/repository/revisions/2710
http://redmine.lighttpd.net/projects/lighttpd/repository/revisions/2711
http://secunia.com/advisories/38403 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/39765
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201006-17.xml
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-1987
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/02/01/8
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38036 Exploit Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0172
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/56038

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2010-0295 vulnerability over time.

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

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://blogs.sun.com/security/entry/cve_2010_0295_vulnerability_in
    Added Reference http://download.lighttpd.net/lighttpd/security/lighttpd_sa_2010_01.txt
    Added Reference http://download.lighttpd.net/lighttpd/security/lighttpd-1.4.x_fix_slow_request_dos.patch
    Added Reference http://download.lighttpd.net/lighttpd/security/lighttpd-1.5_fix_slow_request_dos.patch
    Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-May/041264.html
    Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-May/041296.html
    Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-May/041307.html
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00003.html
    Added Reference http://redmine.lighttpd.net/issues/2147
    Added Reference http://redmine.lighttpd.net/projects/lighttpd/repository/revisions/2710
    Added Reference http://redmine.lighttpd.net/projects/lighttpd/repository/revisions/2711
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/38403
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/39765
    Added Reference http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201006-17.xml
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-1987
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/02/01/8
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38036
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0172
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/56038
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Aug. 17, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/56038 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/56038 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 04, 2010

    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-2010-0295 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-2010-0295 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

9.13 }} 1.70%

score

0.94643

percentile

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