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CVE-2007-3946
mod_auth (http_auth.c) in lighttpd before 1.4.16 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via unspecified…
Medium6.4EPSS 3.4%
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- mitre
Description
mod_auth (http_auth.c) in lighttpd before 1.4.16 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via unspecified vectors involving (1) a memory leak, (2) use of md5-sess without a cnonce, (3) base64 encoded strings, and (4) trailing whitespace in the Auth-Digest header.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.4 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.4% · top 11% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.4.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (18)
- 26158 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 38314 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- ADV-2007-2585 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1550 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 26130 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 38316 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 20070719 rPSA-2007-0145-1 lighttpd (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 24967 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 38317 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 26593 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- DSA-1362 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- http://trac.lighttpd.net/trac/changeset/1875 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- GLSA-200708-11 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- http://trac.lighttpd.net/trac/browser/branches/lighttpd-1.4.x/NEWS?rev=1875 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1554 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- SUSE-SR:2007:015 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- 38315 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 26505 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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