The connection_state_machine function (connections.c) in lighttpd 1.4.19 and earlier, and 1.5.x before 1.5.0, allows remote attackers to…

Description

The connection_state_machine function (connections.c) in lighttpd 1.4.19 and earlier, and 1.5.x before 1.5.0, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (active SSL connection loss) by triggering an SSL error, such as disconnecting before a download has finished, which causes all active SSL connections to be lost.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

3.4% · top 11% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.3.

Weakness

• n/a

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (23)

• http://trac.lighttpd.net/trac/ticket/285#comment:21 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2407 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=214892 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• DSA-1540 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• SUSE-SR:2008:011 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• 43788 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
• http://trac.lighttpd.net/trac/changeset/2136 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• FEDORA-2008-3343 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• GLSA-200804-08 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
• http://trac.lighttpd.net/trac/ticket/285#comment:18 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• 30023 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 29505 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 20080331 rPSA-2008-0132-1 lighttpd (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0132 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 28489 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• 29636 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• ADV-2008-1063 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• 29544 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• lighttpd-sslerror-dos(41545) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
• 29649 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://trac.lighttpd.net/trac/changeset/2140 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• http://trac.lighttpd.net/trac/changeset/2139 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• FEDORA-2008-3376 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_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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Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 08:24 UTC.