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CVE-2008-4298

Published: Sep 27, 2008 | Modified: Apr 09, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
LOW
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4298
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/399.html

Memory leak in the http_request_parse function in request.c in lighttpd before 1.4.20 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large number of requests with duplicate request headers.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
LighttpdLighttpd*1.4.19 (including)
LighttpdLighttpd1.1.1 (including)1.1.1 (including)
LighttpdLighttpd1.1.2 (including)1.1.2 (including)
LighttpdLighttpd1.1.3 (including)1.1.3 (including)
LighttpdLighttpd1.1.4 (including)1.1.4 (including)
LighttpdLighttpd1.1.5 (including)1.1.5 (including)
LighttpdLighttpd1.1.6 (including)1.1.6 (including)
LighttpdLighttpd1.1.7 (including)1.1.7 (including)
LighttpdLighttpd1.1.8 (including)1.1.8 (including)
LighttpdLighttpd1.1.9 (including)1.1.9 (including)
LighttpdLighttpd1.2.1 (including)1.2.1 (including)
LighttpdLighttpd1.2.2 (including)1.2.2 (including)
LighttpdLighttpd1.2.3 (including)1.2.3 (including)
LighttpdLighttpd1.2.4 (including)1.2.4 (including)
LighttpdLighttpd1.2.5 (including)1.2.5 (including)
LighttpdLighttpd1.2.6 (including)1.2.6 (including)
LighttpdLighttpd1.2.7 (including)1.2.7 (including)
LighttpdLighttpd1.2.8 (including)1.2.8 (including)
LighttpdLighttpd1.3.0 (including)1.3.0 (including)
LighttpdLighttpd1.3.1 (including)1.3.1 (including)
LighttpdLighttpd1.3.2 (including)1.3.2 (including)
LighttpdLighttpd1.3.3 (including)1.3.3 (including)
LighttpdLighttpd1.3.4 (including)1.3.4 (including)
LighttpdLighttpd1.3.5 (including)1.3.5 (including)
LighttpdLighttpd1.3.6 (including)1.3.6 (including)
LighttpdLighttpd1.3.7 (including)1.3.7 (including)
LighttpdLighttpd1.3.8 (including)1.3.8 (including)
LighttpdLighttpd1.3.9 (including)1.3.9 (including)
LighttpdLighttpd1.3.10 (including)1.3.10 (including)
LighttpdLighttpd1.3.11 (including)1.3.11 (including)
LighttpdLighttpd1.3.12 (including)1.3.12 (including)
LighttpdLighttpd1.3.13 (including)1.3.13 (including)
LighttpdLighttpd1.3.14 (including)1.3.14 (including)
LighttpdLighttpd1.3.15 (including)1.3.15 (including)
LighttpdLighttpd1.3.16 (including)1.3.16 (including)
LighttpdLighttpd1.4.0 (including)1.4.0 (including)
LighttpdLighttpd1.4.1 (including)1.4.1 (including)
LighttpdLighttpd1.4.2 (including)1.4.2 (including)
LighttpdLighttpd1.4.3 (including)1.4.3 (including)
LighttpdLighttpd1.4.4 (including)1.4.4 (including)
LighttpdLighttpd1.4.5 (including)1.4.5 (including)
LighttpdLighttpd1.4.6 (including)1.4.6 (including)
LighttpdLighttpd1.4.7 (including)1.4.7 (including)
LighttpdLighttpd1.4.8 (including)1.4.8 (including)
LighttpdLighttpd1.4.9 (including)1.4.9 (including)
LighttpdLighttpd1.4.10 (including)1.4.10 (including)
LighttpdLighttpd1.4.11 (including)1.4.11 (including)
LighttpdLighttpd1.4.12 (including)1.4.12 (including)
LighttpdLighttpd1.4.13 (including)1.4.13 (including)
LighttpdLighttpd1.4.14 (including)1.4.14 (including)
LighttpdLighttpd1.4.15 (including)1.4.15 (including)
LighttpdLighttpd1.4.16 (including)1.4.16 (including)
LighttpdLighttpd1.4.17 (including)1.4.17 (including)
LighttpdLighttpd1.4.18 (including)1.4.18 (including)
LighttpdUbuntudapper*
LighttpdUbuntufeisty*
LighttpdUbuntugutsy*
LighttpdUbuntuhardy*
LighttpdUbuntuintrepid*
LighttpdUbuntuupstream*

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