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.
Published: 2010-02-03
Score: 5.0 Medium
EPSS: 5.6% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1987-1 New lighttpd packages fix denial of service
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2010-0326 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.
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Lighttpd Lighttpd
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T00:45:11.703Z

Reserved: 2010-01-12T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2010-0295

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2010-02-03T19:30:00.467

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2010-0295

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