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.
Published: 2008-02-26
Score: 5.0 Medium
EPSS: 4.6% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1609-1 New lighttpd packages fix multiple DOS issues
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2008-0990 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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Lighttpd Lighttpd
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T08:01:40.227Z

Reserved: 2008-02-26T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-0983

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-02-26T18:44:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2008-0983

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