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    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.

    Published:Feb 26, 2008
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Feb 26, 2008
    EPSS Score:0.04634
    CVSS Score:5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Lighttpd
    Product
    Lighttpd

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00005.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/29066
    http://secunia.com/advisories/29166
    http://secunia.com/advisories/29209
    http://secunia.com/advisories/29268
    http://secunia.com/advisories/29622
    http://secunia.com/advisories/31104
    http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200803-10.xml
    http://trac.lighttpd.net/trac/ticket/1562
    http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0084
    http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1609
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488926/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27943
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0659/references
    https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2284
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-March/msg00162.html
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-March/msg00180.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00005.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/29066
    http://secunia.com/advisories/29166
    http://secunia.com/advisories/29209
    http://secunia.com/advisories/29268
    http://secunia.com/advisories/29622
    http://secunia.com/advisories/31104
    http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200803-10.xml
    http://trac.lighttpd.net/trac/ticket/1562
    http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0084
    http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1609
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488926/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27943
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0659/references
    https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2284
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-March/msg00162.html
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-March/msg00180.html

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High