Vulnerability Details : CVE-2008-0983
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.
Vulnerability category: Denial of service
Products affected by CVE-2008-0983
- cpe:2.3:a:lighttpd:lighttpd:1.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:lighttpd:lighttpd:1.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:lighttpd:lighttpd:1.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:lighttpd:lighttpd:1.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:lighttpd:lighttpd:1.4.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:lighttpd:lighttpd:1.4.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:lighttpd:lighttpd:1.4.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:lighttpd:lighttpd:1.4.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:lighttpd:lighttpd:1.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:lighttpd:lighttpd:1.4.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:lighttpd:lighttpd:1.4.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:lighttpd:lighttpd:1.4.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Threat overview for CVE-2008-0983
Top countries where our scanners detected CVE-2008-0983
Top open port discovered on systems with this issue
80
IPs affected by CVE-2008-0983 8,750
Threat actors abusing to this issue?
Yes
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-0983
4.09%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 88 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2008-0983
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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5.0
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
10.0
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2.9
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2008-0983
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Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2008-0983
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http://secunia.com/advisories/29209
About Secunia Research | Flexera
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http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0659/references
Site en construction
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https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-March/msg00162.html
[SECURITY] Fedora 7 Update: lighttpd-1.4.18-3.fc7
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http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488926/100/0/threaded
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27943
Patch
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http://secunia.com/advisories/29166
About Secunia Research | Flexera
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http://trac.lighttpd.net/trac/ticket/1562
Bug #1562: sigsegv @ fdevent_get_handler - when congestion occurs, and file descriptor arrays is full. - Lighttpd - lighty labsPatch
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00005.html
[security-announce] SUSE Security Summary Report SUSE-SR:2008:08 - openSUSE Security Announce - openSUSE Mailing Lists
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http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200803-10.xml
lighttpd: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 200803-10) — Gentoo security
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http://secunia.com/advisories/29268
About Secunia Research | Flexera
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http://secunia.com/advisories/31104
About Secunia Research | Flexera
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https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2284
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https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-March/msg00180.html
[SECURITY] Fedora 8 Update: lighttpd-1.4.18-6.fc8
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http://secunia.com/advisories/29066
About Secunia Research | FlexeraPatch;Vendor Advisory
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http://secunia.com/advisories/29622
About Secunia Research | Flexera
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http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1609
[SECURITY] [DSA 1609-1] New lighttpd packages fix multiple DOS issues
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http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0084
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