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ID:3657 - Exploit for Input validation error in lighttpd - CVE-2012-5533
ID:3657 - Exploit for Input validation error in lighttpd - CVE-2012-5533
Published: July 29, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU32618
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-5533
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Vulnerable software:
lighttpd
lighttpd
Link to public exploit:
Vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows remote attackers to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a request with a header containing an empty token, as demonstrated using the "Connection: TE,,Keep-Alive" header.
Remediation
The vendor has issued the following versions to address this vulnerability: 1.4.31, 1.4.32.