medium4.3
CVE-2008-1531
The connection_state_machine function (connections.c) in lighttpd 1.4.19 and earlier, and 1.5.x before 1.5.0, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of serv…
Impact
The connection_state_machine function (connections.c) in lighttpd 1.4.19 and earlier, and 1.5.x before 1.5.0, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (active SSL connection loss) by triggering an SSL error, such as disconnecting before a download has finished, which causes all active SSL connections to be lost.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Lighttpd | Lighttpd | through 1.4.19 from 1.5 before 1.5.0 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | Version 4.0 |
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-05/msg00000.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29505
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29544
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29636
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29649
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30023
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-08.xml
- http://trac.lighttpd.net/trac/changeset/2136
- http://trac.lighttpd.net/trac/changeset/2139
- http://trac.lighttpd.net/trac/changeset/2140
- http://trac.lighttpd.net/trac/ticket/285#comment:18
- http://trac.lighttpd.net/trac/ticket/285#comment:21
- http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0132
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1540
- http://www.osvdb.org/43788
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490323/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28489
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1063/references
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=214892
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41545
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2407
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00562.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00587.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-05/msg00000.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29505