#VU33827 Input validation error in lighttpd - CVE-2007-1869 

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#VU33827 Input validation error in lighttpd - CVE-2007-1869

Published: April 18, 2007 / Updated: August 4, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU33827
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2007-1869
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
lighttpd
Software vendor:
lighttpd

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.

lighttpd 1.4.12 and 1.4.13 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (cpu and resource consumption) by disconnecting while lighttpd is parsing CRLF sequences, which triggers an infinite loop and file descriptor consumption.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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